These come under the authority of the 22 regional councils. He added that the project is still being supported by the Prime Minister Francois Fillon, despite remarks made by Christian Blanc, the Secretary of State for Paris, who had suggested that the circuit would not be at Flins, but rather in Sarcelles, to the north of Paris.įrance's complicated system of government means that the Prime Minister cannot pass legislation without parliamentary approval and in any case is not in control of regional projects. On the day he was elected Schmitz met with the mayors of the various communes involved in the F1 project, along with representatives of the federation, the sports ministry, Renault Sport and the promoter Lagardere Sport to discuss the project and later confirmed that he will continue to push ahead with Bedier's plans.
Unfortunately Bedier was forced to resign his position in May, when an appeal against earlier corruption charges was refused and he was deprived of his right to hold public office.īedier was replaced in July by Alain Schmitz, a member of the same centre-right UMP party. The plan was to use the race to support the automobile industry in the area. The man who was the major force behind the idea, Pierre Bedier, the head of the Conseil General of the Yvelines departement, convinced the council to vote $170m for the project in September last year. The recent months have been relatively quiet with regard to the project at Flins-Mureaux, as surveys are being done on the site, which is next to the River Seine, near Mantes-la-Jolie, to the west of Paris. One man who was in evidence in Spa was Eric Barbaroux, formerly the directeur general of the French Grand Prix, who is now working as a consultant to the Federation Francaise du Sport Automobile (FFSA), in an effort to revive the celebrated event. SEPTEMWhatever happened to the French Grand Prix?
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