News Details

Qatar close to F1 race deal?

Qatar claims it is about to join the F1 calendar. Earlier, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said that despite the oil-rich Arab state's interest, Qatar's grand prix aspirations were being blocked by Bahrain. "They (Bahrain) said to me would I give them a guarantee I wouldn't stage another race in the Gulf, and I said yes," Ecclestone revealed recently. "Now this other race (Qatar) has been proposed, I put the people together and said can you sort this out between you? They haven't managed to do it." Notwithstanding that, the highest-ranking Qatari motor racing official Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, who is also an FIA vice-present, claims that a deal is now close to being...
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Qatar closes on deal to join Formula 1 calendar

+ Qatar is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Bernie Ecclestone...
10y ago from RichlandF1.com

Qatar close to join F1 Grand Prix calendar

Qatar is close to signing a contract to host a Formula One Grand Prix...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Qatar closing on deal to join F1 calendar in 2016

Qatar could be Formula 1's latest addition to the calendar if reports are...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Qatar official says grand prix deal is on the cards

Qatar claims it is about to join the Formula 1 calendar, despite the...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marco Bezzecchi explained what ‘key moment' he...

Marco Bezzecchi explained his first lap was the "key moment"...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

MotoGP to return to Buenos Aires from 2027 season

MotoGP has officially announced that the Grand Prix of Argentina will...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

O’Ward explains the multiple steps that came...

Pato O’Ward won Sunday’s IndyCar race from the streets of Toronto,...

Kyffin Simpson’s confidence ‘very high right...

When Kyffin Simpson crossed the finish line in Sunday’s Honda Indy...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Hello from Singapore : Big Vik progress at last

Good morning from Singapore where I believe it is Wednesday. I got here...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Real Madrid Transfer News Roundup: Liverpool step up...

Real Madrid reached the semifinal of the FIFA Club World Cup this summer,...
37m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Former Arsenal captain agrees deal to return...

A former Arsenal captain is on the verge of a sensational return to the...
6h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Arsenal star reluctant to sign new deal until 2032...

William Saliba remains a key player at Arsenal despite Real Madrid's...
9h ago from SportsKeeda.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.