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Titolo: [ENG] Grand Prix Calendar Could Increase

Source: SportingLife.com
http://www.sportinglife.com/formula1/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/02/09/15/AUTO_Italy_Calendar.html
By Ian Gordon, PA Sport Motor Racing Correspondent, Monza
Formula One's calendar could be increased to 18 races when Bahrain makes
itsdebut in the championship in 2004.
Bahrain will become the first middle east country to stage a grand prix
afterit was announced at this weekend's race in Italy that a long-term
agreement hadbeen signed with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone.
The belief had been that existing European races would have to be dropped
tomake way for any new circuits.
But, at a meeting in Monza, team bosses discussed the possibility of
extendingthe season to 18 races.
Some teams are understood to oppose an increase - each race costs them
around£650,000 - while others would prefer an extra grand prix and less
testing.
"I think there is a strong possibility that we will have 18 races,"
saidBritish American Racing boss David Richards. "But it is early days
yet, we willhave to wait and see.
"Having a race in Bahrain means a new continent and that is one
excitingaspect of it. But it is also becoming more apparent that exciting
races happenon some of the newly-designed tracks."
German Hermann Tilke, the man behind the magnificent state-of-the art
facilityat Sepang in Malaysia, will design the £55million track which is
being builtaround 16 miles from the Bahrain capital Manama.
There is speculation Bahrain will be the season finale - a slot
traditionallyoccupied by Japan - so if there is a title showdown it will
take place at a timemore friendly for European television audiences.
Shanghai announced recently they had also agreed a long-term deal to
stage aChinese Grand Prix from 2004 although that has not been confirmed
by worldgoverning body the FIA.
Russia, Turkey and Egypt have also expressed an interest in joining
thecalendar in the next few years.
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 "Having a race in Bahrain means a new continent [...]
Bahrain, Sepang e Suzuka sono tutte e tre in Asia.
Evidentemente la geografia non č il suo forte!
Ciao.
Mauro

 Manama.
Infatti il circuito è abbastanza simile nell'impostazione a Sepang,
come si vedeva dal diagramma (mandato sul gruppo da Vinci, se non
sbaglio). Dalla pubblicità pubblicata su F1 Magazine si vede che anche
il resto delle strutture del circuito assomigliano a quelle di Sepang,
con la differenza che le belle e ampie tribune sono decorate e
rifinite con motivi "arabeggianti".
Sembra, comunque, un progetto serio.
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 sbaglio).
Rieccolo, per chi fosse interessato :
http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/bahrain.html
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