Ecclestone Waves Buh-Bye to SPOR

Emperor Bernard again dipped his sceptre a fraction and rattled global politics with his decision to take a pass on a Roma Formula 1 race event. Rome, ever jealous of Monza’s sacred position on the F1 calendar, lobbied hard to earn its own place on the circus circuit, yet Eck, as if flicking away a mote of dust from the imperial throne armrest, simply whispered, ‘another race in Italia simply won’t do …’

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Rome abandons F1 plans

Rome has “definitively” abandoned plans to hold a Formula One race after widespread opposition and will concentrate on its 2020 Olympic bid, mayor Gianni Alemanno has confirmed.

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