No Bulgarian GP, FIA's Todt insists

Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA), Scuderia Toro Rosso - Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso, pre-season film, filming,Sofia, Bulgaria, 21.02.2007 / Copyright: GEPA / xpb

Bulgaria was never close to organising a round of the F1 world championship, FIA president Jean Todt insists.

It was reported that, before scrapping the plans on financial grounds, the Bulgarian Motorcycling Federation held meetings with Bernie Ecclestone and even received a race contract for 2011-2015.

But while in Bulgaria to discuss the southeastern European republic's world rally round for 2010, Todt revealed that the FIA never received a formal request to sanction a Belgian grand prix, according to the news agency Sofia.

Source: GMM

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hitar_potar

wow, my home country putting an F1 race? phahaha now that's a joke. its good todt realises that here in bulgaria we can't offer even a track good enough for some WTCC races, what's left for F1. only thing here suitable for FIA's races is some WRC race cause the roads are only turns to the left and right, and there're lots of holes in the asphalt - things could get messy and interesting. haha

November 23, 2009 5:42 pm

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