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Thailand racing ban set to scupper grand prix plans
Thailand racing ban set to scupper grand prix plans 7 June, 2013 Mark Webber drives his Red Bull RB6 Formula 1 car on Rajdamnoen Avenue during a Red Bull Street Kings in 2010 Thailand's plans for a Formula 1 grand prix in 2015 could be scrapped if the sport insists on it being held in Bangkok, the country's tourism and sports minister was quoted as saying on Friday.
'We may have to cancel the proposed grand prix,' the Bangkok Post quoted Somsak Phurisisak as saying after protests by locals and environmentalists and legislation against racing in the historic area of the city.
He said the island resort of Phuket could be an alternative, along with the cities of Khon Kaen and Nakhon...
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