Dark days for Australian Grand Prix – answers

By Berni | March 11, 2008

Dark days for Australian Grand Prix

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  1. Formula One will go to Australia for the foreseeable future. F: ‘But for how much longer’ signals a possible change
  2. Australia is the opening race of the season. T: ‘the curtain raiser’
  3. Bernie Ecclestone is a millionaire. F: he’s a billionaire
  4. He wants Australia to move the Grand Prix to another venue. F: he wants them to move the time
  5. The spokesman wants to keep it in Melbourne. T
  6. The US is on the Grand Prix race circuit. F: it lost its place because of timing issues
  7. The problem is the timing of races. T: European TV viewers want to watch it at a reasonable hour
  8. The Melbourne race isn’t very popular. F: ‘ticket sales have been very strong’
  9. Australia will lose billions of dollars if the race moves from there. F: millions of dollars

 

 

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