Dark days for Australian Grand Prix

By Cecilia Brabin | September 15, 2017

Dark days for Australian Grand Prix

Mar 10 – As Melbourne gears up for the opening event in the Formula One calendar, speculation is rife that the Australian city may lose the race.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has warned the organisers that the future of the race could be dependent on running it at night to hit the prime-time European TV audience.

Stuart McDill reports.

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Dark days for Australian Grand Prix

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  1. Formula One will go to Australia for the foreseeable future.
  2. Australia is the opening race of the season.
  3. Bernie Ecclestone is a millionaire.
  4. He wants Australia to move the Grand Prix to another venue.
  5. The spokesman wants to keep it in Melbourne.
  6. The US is on the Grand Prix race circuit.
  7. The problem is the timing of races.
  8. The Melbourne race isn’t very popular.
  9. Australia will lose billions of dollars if the race moves from there.

 

 

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