News Details

US Grand Prix yet to pay F1 fee for 2015

US Grand Prix yet to pay F1 fee for 2015 Bernie Ecclestone hopes Austin can get the future of its US grand prix back on track. It emerged recently that the popular race at the Circuit of the Americas is endangered because the Texas government has wound back state funding. Writing for the local American Statesman newspaper, F1 business journalist Christian Sylt revealed that organisers have not even paid the estimated $33 million fee for the 2015 race. 'We said they can pay late this year,' F1 supremo Ecclestone confirmed. 'They get money from the state, and the money from the state is late, so that's why they are late.' Circuit chief Bobby Epstein has dramatically declared that the funding...
Full Story »
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Austin yet to pay Formula 1 fee for 2015

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone hopes Austin can get the future of...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

USGP under threat after state subsidy cut

– Doubt has been cast over the future of the United States Grand...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net

US GP future under threat as Texas cuts state subsidy

The future of the US GP has been thrown into doubt by the news that the...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Questions about US Grand Prix future as Texas cuts...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office said Wednesday it is cutting nearly...
10y ago from F1Pulse.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Arrow McLaren unveils liveries for 2026 IndyCar...

Arrow McLaren has taken the wraps off its trio of challengers for the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

The four games Cristian Romero will miss after red...

Cristian Romero's red card for Tottenham in today's game against...
45m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Verbal agreement reached as Arsenal & Chelsea...

Fabrizio Romano reports that Juventus attacking midfielder Kenan Yildiz...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sources: Newcastle lead race for 'exceptional' talent...

Newcastle United have attracted a lot of unwanted headlines this week...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sandro Tonali's agent says 'transfer discussions will...

The agent of Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has seemingly...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

George Russell reveals Mercedes breakthrough after...

Mercedes enjoyed a positive pre-season shakedown... Read More »
54m ago from RacingNews365.com

F1 2026 Regulations: What is overtake mode?

There are lots of new regulations sweeping into... Read More »
34m ago from GPFans.com

F1 chief hints 'massive straight-line speed' in Mercedes...

Alpine F1 boss Steve Nielsen has hinted that fans... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.