New Nurburgring boss says future positive
22 July, 2011
Jorg Lindner
Jul.22 (GMM) Jorg Lindner new boss of the Nurburgring has expressed confidence about the famous venue staying on the Formula 1 calendar beyond 2011.
The new coalition Rhineland-Palatinate government has announced that state funding will end after Sunday’s race.
Track operator Lindner said this week that the Nurburgring’s future therefore depends on a new contract with Bernie Ecclestone featuring “economically and politically acceptable conditions”.
A new arrival to the Nurburgring management team is Karl-Josef Schmidt, who according to Bild newspaper successfully negotiated a lower race fee and ticket-revenue sharing deal whilst in charge of Hockenheim, Germany’s other F1 venue.
As for the Nurburgring’s current situation, Schmidt said: “This is the last race of the old contract. We are in negotiations and it looks positive.”
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