News Details

Qatar inches closer to Formula 1 race

– Qatar has claimed that it is on the brink of signing a deal which would enable it to host a Formula 1 race within the next two years.The small Gulf nation has been attempting to join the Formula 1 calendar though doubts were raised when it emerged that Bernie Ecclestone gave organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix a veto over other races in the area a decade ago.However, Nasser bin Khalifa al-Attiyah - head of Qatar's Motorsport Federation and Vice President of the FIA - says that Qatar is close to clinching a deal which would see Formula 1 race in the country from either 2016 or 2017."We are about to sign contracts to organise a Formula 1 race," he told AFP."We have...
Full Story »
11y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Qatar set to host Formula One

Qatar is close to signing a contract to host a Formula One Grand Prix...
11y ago from SuperSport.com

'German race looks unlikely in 2015'

Germany, home of world champions Mercedes, looks unlikely to host a...
11y ago from SuperSport.com

German race looks unlikely in 2015 - Ecclestone

Germany home of world champions Mercedes looks unlikely to host a...
11y ago from SuperSport.com

Schumacher son starts on ladder to Formula 1

Michael Schumacher's son Mick (above) is set on his own road to Formula...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez expects ‘even faster’ times from 2027...

Marc Marquez has cast doubt over claims that the new 850cc MotoGP engines...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC Rally Scotland brings top tier rallying back to...

The 2027 WRC calendar should have an exciting new event on the calendar:...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Paul Merson predicts winner of Arsenal vs Manchester...

The Carabao Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley is...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal and the League Cup- a complex history

Maybe I shouldn’t be typing these words ahead of Sunday but Arsenal and...
2h ago from Arseblog.com

Champions League review: more trauma for the Premier...

y two of the Premier League’s last-16 teams made it to the...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com

Agent confirms Arsenal interest in attacker with 70...

Pio Esposito’s agent has confirmed that Arsenal are interested in...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.