02 Apr 2015

Monza gets ready for F1 rescue talks

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<b>UNIMAGINABLE: </b> No Monza on the race calendar? Talks are continuing about the future of the historic race. <em>Image: Shutterstock / Belle Momenti </em>

MONZA, Italy - Ivan Capelli, the new chief of the Italian Formula 1 organiser, has vowed to save the embattled through-the-forest race at historic Monza.

Bernie Ecclestone has blasted the current race contract as "a commercial disaster", warning that the sport will say "bye-bye" to Italy after 2016.

Not only that but local political developments are further endangering the viability of the Italian GP after the withdrawal of key tax concessions.

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