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Prost: French Grand Prix important to our country
18 June 2008Former Formula 1 champion Alain Prost hopes the French Grand Prix can be saved for the sake of his country. According to Prost the Formula 1 race is very important to a country like France, who played host to a Formula 1 race since 1950.
"It's important for a country like France to have a grand prix," Prost told news agent PA. "It's not just a race, but an event and it represents a lot for the car industry in general. But it's not my decision. In the end it's the economy that decides - Bernie Ecclestone and the manufacturers.
"But what we absolutely have to keep is the historic grands prix in Europe. That seems very important to me because I think it would be a mistake to have none. Formula One was built here and there are lots of European constructors, so we must keep this identity.
"France is a historic country in that sense, with its constructors, engineers and drivers. So we must keep a grand prix, although whether it be in Magny-Cours or around Paris is another discussion. It's true it would be easier around Paris because it represents what Formula One wants nowadays in terms of prestige and hotel capacity etc. But it won't be for 2009 because it is too early. It would only be for 2010, and then what happens in 2009?
Prost doesn't expect any news regarding his country's Grand Prix within a few weeks. "The questions can only be solved after June," he said.
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