Prost plays down chances of 2013 Paul Ricard GP
- Published on 04 Nov 2012 13:41
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- By: Danny Sosef
According to Auto Hebdo publication, however, the famous 57-year-old Frenchman is not very optimistic.
Earlier, Prost was heavily involved in failed attempts to revive the defunct French grand prix at Disneyland Paris, or a new circuit in Flins-sur-Seine.
Now in Abu Dhabi, he said on Saturday: "I was out of the case because it was too complicated, too politicised.
"Then I went to the world series (race) at Le Castellet and was asked the question.
"I said what I thought at the moment, that things could not be done without a minimum of public money.
"But as I was coming to Abu Dhabi in my role as Renault ambassador which had been planned for six months, I said that I would look at some aspects of this case."
While hopeful, Prost is realistic about Paul Ricard's chances. "The weak point is the lack of funds, even though they are in talks with several potential partners," he said.
"The budget is far from being completed," said Prost. "It will not be resolved in the meeting today, but it can be done in a couple of days, or not at all." (GMM)
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