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The Australian Grand Prix will not be held under lights, despite Formula One head Bernie Ecclestone insisting the race needs a floodlit future. Subscribe to our free RSS News Feed and get all the latest F1 news headlines as they happen. |
Victorian state leader Premier John Brumby ruled out a night race but said his government would do 'everything possible' to keep the Grand Prix in Melbourne. Last week Ecclestone said the future of the race could only be secured if it was held at night so public in Europe can watch it. Sunday's race, which was won by Lewis Hamilton, started 90 minutes later than last year - at 3:30pm local time - to offer a better viewing time for Asian fans, but Ecclestone said the move was not enough to guarantee the future of the race in Australian after its F1 contract expires in 2010. Formula One newcomer Singapore will stage the first night Grand Prix this season in September, but Australian organisers maintain that night-racing at Albert Park is not viable. "We'll take whatever steps are reasonable and whatever steps are practical to keep the Event. We'd like to keep the Event, that's what we want to do - I've made no secret of that," Brumby said. "There won't be a night race and I don't think we need to hold a night Grand Prix. I think there's going to be a lot of viewers in our time zone. We'll look at other times but there won't be a night race." March 18th, 2008 |
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