Ecclestone snubs Melbourne Grand Prix
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANISydney, Mar. 22 (ANI): Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone will snub the Melbourne Grand Prix and head to New York this weekend to discuss a plan to poach the event from Australia.
The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Australian Grand Prix chairman Ron Walker as confirming Ecclestone would be a no-show at the Albert Park spectacle but stopped short of blaming Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle for the situation.
“As a result of what has happened in the last couple of weeks, Mayor Bloomberg has been on to Mr. Ecclestone,’ Walker said.
He added: “It’s not just a fight against New York, it’s a fight against everybody. Delhi is opening up, there will be one in Russia, Korea has come on stream… the other Arab states want it, so there will always be a fight.’
Walker said the decision to keep the event beyond its 2015 contract was not his to make. (ANI)
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