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No ‘national will' for French GP – Alesi
Feb.6 France fell off the Formula 1 calendar because it lacks the 'national will' to organise an annual grand prix. That is the claim of French F1 legend Jean Alesi, who after the circuit lost its grand prix following the 2022 edition has just become president at Paul Ricard. Now, the simple dissolution of the event's ‘public interest group' is causing great controversy due to the remainder of a disputed EUR 27 million debt. Alesi, 58, thinks the much bigger problem is the lack of national and political interest for a F1 race within France. He told BFM Toulon Var radio that France, for instance, 'never had the honour of having the president of the Republic at the event'. 'The...
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