Rome presents Grand Prix circuit
#1
05-15-2009, 12:41 PM
Rome presents Grand Prix circuit
Formula One news: Rome presents Grand Prix circuit - GPUpdate.net Formula One
Organisers of the Rome Grand Prix have announced that a Formula One race around the streets of the Italian capital is 'no longer a dream but a real possibility'. City Mayor Gianni Alemanno led the presentation in the historic city, as it looks to host its first Grand Prix in 2012.
Thursday's ceremony also included a look at pre-automobile history of the historic venue, as it looks to invest €160m into the sport which created the legacy of Italy's Ferrari. The race promoter is looking to involve 'provincial, regional, social, economic and political' figures in a bid to make sure Rome can more forward with its plans. "A core issue is the strong competition from other world capitals such as Paris, London or Beijing, which have also made a proposal to host a Formula One Grand Prix," Alemanno explained to newspaper Il Messaggero. "They are all dangerous cities, but we believe that the scenario Rome would offer to build a Grand Prix is unique to the world."
The designed street circuit, in the city's northern and modern dell'Eur district, passes under the Palace of Congress and the Palace of the Civilization as opposed to visiting the more traditional coliseum, which is surrounded by cobblestones. Forecasted benefits to the economy include the creation of some 10,000 new jobs in the city with more than €1bn of financial rewards and an estimated boost of 324,000 tourists visiting. Lap times of the 4,600m track have been predicted as 1 minute 34 seconds.
Is the city Mayor worried, however, over the possibility that Ferrari may not be present as a result of the FIA-FOTA budget-capping dispute? "We can not make a Grand Prix in Rome without the red," Alemanno admitted. "I do not think we could have the idea of a Grand Prix in Rome without Ferrari; I am absolutely convinced that, when we run in Rome and even before, Ferrari will be on the track."
Organisers of the Rome Grand Prix have announced that a Formula One race around the streets of the Italian capital is 'no longer a dream but a real possibility'. City Mayor Gianni Alemanno led the presentation in the historic city, as it looks to host its first Grand Prix in 2012.
Thursday's ceremony also included a look at pre-automobile history of the historic venue, as it looks to invest €160m into the sport which created the legacy of Italy's Ferrari. The race promoter is looking to involve 'provincial, regional, social, economic and political' figures in a bid to make sure Rome can more forward with its plans. "A core issue is the strong competition from other world capitals such as Paris, London or Beijing, which have also made a proposal to host a Formula One Grand Prix," Alemanno explained to newspaper Il Messaggero. "They are all dangerous cities, but we believe that the scenario Rome would offer to build a Grand Prix is unique to the world."
The designed street circuit, in the city's northern and modern dell'Eur district, passes under the Palace of Congress and the Palace of the Civilization as opposed to visiting the more traditional coliseum, which is surrounded by cobblestones. Forecasted benefits to the economy include the creation of some 10,000 new jobs in the city with more than €1bn of financial rewards and an estimated boost of 324,000 tourists visiting. Lap times of the 4,600m track have been predicted as 1 minute 34 seconds.
Is the city Mayor worried, however, over the possibility that Ferrari may not be present as a result of the FIA-FOTA budget-capping dispute? "We can not make a Grand Prix in Rome without the red," Alemanno admitted. "I do not think we could have the idea of a Grand Prix in Rome without Ferrari; I am absolutely convinced that, when we run in Rome and even before, Ferrari will be on the track."
#3
05-15-2009, 01:27 PM
Wow, that has the potential to be an absolutely incredible circuit! I love the idea of a few more street circuits on the calender each year. Maybe F1 could alternate between 3 or 4 different street circuits every year and have Rome, Paris, London, AND Beijing on the list. I'd also love to see a street circuit built in NYC but I doubt that'd ever work out.
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