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Iran to build F1 track?

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, Masoud Soltanifar, Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, there are plans to build a 'Formula 1 circuit' on Qeshm Island, said by some to be the location of the Garden of Eden. The claim was made during a visit to the island, Soltanifar saying that 'Formula 1 has a great future in Iran', based on the fact that many young people have an increasing tendency for driving. The circuit would be built in Parand City, 28 miles south of Tehran, Soltanifar claiming it 'has the potential to become one of the world's most beautiful formula 1 destination'. As European circuits drop from the calendar with...
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