02 Apr 2015

Stewart on German GP: 'Tradition vital'

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<b>TAKE A MINUTE TO THINK! </b> Formula 1 great Jackie Stewart has implored F1 bosses not to forsake tradition for money<em> Image: AP / Lionel Cironneau </em>

LONDON, England - Formula 1 great Jackie Stewart has bemoaned the downfall of the German Grand Prix and is urging the sport's bosses not to forsake tradition for money as the number of European races on the racing calendar dwindles.

The German GP has been erased from the 2015 schedule because of financial problems; worse F1 commercial head Bernie Ecclestone hasn't guaranteed the future of the historic Italian F1 GP at Monza, either.

More races are heading to countries in Asia and the Middle East, where government funding can better cover the high hosting fees.

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