[20/01/06 - 13:18]
The Belgian GP currently off for 2006
Ecclestone unwilling to sanction the race
For many, the loss of Spa is unthinkable
The 2006 Belgian Grand Prix, at highly-popular Spa Francorchamps, is off. That's the unhappy revelation of Belgian radio station
Bel-RTL and local Wallonian politician Serge Kubla, who told the parliament on Friday that he was informed officially by Bernie Ecclestone's company.
With the race's promoter broke, Ecclestone, 75, had been tipped to take over the organisation of Spa's historic event.
But while the 2007 Grand Prix
should be okay, Ecclestone is reportedly refusing to sanction the September race because work on a new pit and paddock complex will not be completed in time for the event.
There has been no official comment from the FIA which lists the Grand Prix as taking place on 17th September.
E.A.
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