French Grand Prix still on 2009 F1 calendar
"I anticipated the decision of the FFSA General Assembly by confirming the entrance of the Grand Prix of 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar on June 28. Of course, the General Assembly, which meets tomorrow, Thursday, will confirm this decision and also determine the future of Grand Prix from 2010, "said Nicolas Deschaux.
The 2007 French Grand Prix
The 2007 French Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2007 Formula One season. It was held on June 29 and July 1 at Magny-Cours.
In March 2007, the French Federation of Sport (FFSA) have declared their intention to rest Magny-Cours circuit world championship Formula One for 2008 season. However, on May 31, Bernie Ecclestone announced that the Grand Prix would not return to the circuit, and thus the 2007 French Grand Prix will be the last to be held at Magny Cours.
It was won by Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari, followed by teammate Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes.
The French Grand Prix
the first championships of the world organized in 1925 with the French Grand Prix, the Italian Grand Prix, the Belgian Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500. The French Grand Prix has been part of the championships of formula one from its beginning in 1950. The race has been celebrated in the several racetracks through France, as the Autodrome de Montlhéry. From 1991 it has had his permanent home in the circuit of Nevers Magny-Cours. The movement to Magny-Cours was an attempt to stimulate the economy of the area, but many within formula one complain about the moved away nature of the circuit.
The 2004 and 2005 races were in doubt due to financial problems and the addition of new circuits to the calendar of formula one. These races were next so and as anticipated, but still it has an uncertain future.
The 29 of March of 2007 were announced by the FFSA, the promoter of the race, that the 2008 French Grand Prix were put in a “indefinite pause”. This suspension was due to the financial situation of the circuit, known to be had aversion by many in F1 due to the remote position of the circuit. The 31 of May, Bernie Ecclestone confirmed (in that then) who the 2007 French Grand Prix would be the last one that will be maintained in Magny-Cours.
Nevertheless, after several negotiations, the future from the race in Magny-Cours he took another return, with the increasing speculation that the 2008 French Grand Prix would return, with same Ecclestone indicating “that we are going to perhaps revive it by a year, or something similar”. The 24 of July, Ecclestone and French prime minister satisfied and decided to possibly maintain the race in Magny Cours for 2008 and 2009. The change in fortune was finished the 27 of July, when IT TRUSTS published calendar 2008 with 2008 Grand Prix French to program again in Magny-Cours.
Magny-Cours F1 Circuit
Circuit of Nevers Magny-Course is an engine packing the circuit located in France, close to the towns of Magny-Course and Nevers. It is most famous to put in scene the Formula One a French Grand Prix , which was held here since 1991. On May 31, Bernie Ecclestone has at the beginning confirmed that the 2007 French Grand Prix would be the end to hold at Magny Cours , however the release of race 2008 that the calendar confirmed that 2008 French Grand Prix will take place at Magny-Course. However, the long-term future of the circuit is not confirmed, because Ecclestone speculated that the return can only be provisional, until another place of appointment can be the circuit of foundThe does not provide much to catch up with occasions, which means that the races here are generally regarded as completely calms it, except the recent races in which it rained. More the notable one of these races was the race 1999, which was stopped by a flood. After a restarting, the majority of the higher candidates developed the problems, which prepared the ground for Heinz-Harald Frentzen to claim an astonishing victory in its Jordan.
For the event 2003, the corner and baffles it final were changed in an effort to increase the going beyond, with little effect. This, however, changed the approach into strategy with this circuit while it made the pitlane much shorter. Since less hour was lost making a well stop, Michael Schumacher could gain the 2004 Grand Prix that French employing one without precedent four-stop the strategy.
In 2006, the circuit was the scene of more than history of the Formula One, when Michael Schumacher became the first driver never to gain any simple Grand Prix by total of 8 times and with the same circuit.
The race 2007 was to mark the last French Grand Prix at Magny-Course, because the French Grand Prix had been indefinitely suspended calendar of the Formula One.
Bernie Ecclestone in the beginning confirmed that F1 would not return to Magny-Course in 2008, instead of that to probably move at an alternative place in Paris. He since declared that the future of the circuit of Magny-Course is always in the negotiations, and perhaps that “we go the ressusciter during a year, or anything of similar”. TRUSTED confirmed later that the 2008 French Grand Prix will take place at Magny-Course with the release of the official calendar on July 27, 2007