News Details

Qatar closing on deal to join F1 calendar in 2016

Qatar could be Formula 1's latest addition to the calendar if reports are to be believed that the oil-rich nation is close to signing a deal to host a round of the championship. It's no secret that Qatar wants F1 to visit, but neighbouring Bahrain has a clause in its contract which allows it to veto any other Middle Eastern races aside from Abu Dhabi. Considering Bahrain and Qatar are just 20km apart, it's no surprise the former has previously enacted its veto powers. However it seems those issues have now been resolved. The FIA's Middle Eastern vice-president, Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, who is also head of the Qatari National Sporting Authority (QMMF) and general manager of Losail...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Qatar close to join F1 Grand Prix calendar

Qatar is close to signing a contract to host a Formula One Grand Prix...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Qatar set to host Formula One

Qatar is close to signing a contract to host a Formula One Grand Prix...
10y ago from SuperSport.com

Qatar closes on deal to join Formula 1 calendar

+ Qatar is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Bernie Ecclestone...
10y ago from RichlandF1.com

Qatar inches closer to Formula 1 race

– Qatar has claimed that it is on the brink of signing a deal which...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou responds to McLaren court ruling

Alex Palou has been ordered to pay McLaren Racing over $12 million...

McLaren wins contract breach suit against Alex Palou

McLaren has prevailed in its lawsuit against star IndyCar driver Alex...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Solberg steals the show on Saturday

Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson continued where they left off on...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Selection decisions for Arteta as Man Utd visit

Morning. It's a big one today as Man Utd come to town for our first home...
38m ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal step up interest in midfielder but he is...

Arsenal are closely monitoring the progress of Víctor Valdepeñas, one of...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes names one...

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Jurrien Timber has been a...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Arsenal ‘in talks' to sign Real Madrid...

Arsenal are stepping up their long-term recruitment planning, with sources...
9h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Why eye-catching Mercedes W17 design is legal

Technical analyst Paolo Filisetti takes a look at... Read More »
48m ago from RacingNews365.com

Cadillac 'here to do great things', says Perez

Sergio Perez believes Cadillac will be able to... Read More »
28m ago from BBC.co.uk

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.