No Italian GP future without more money – Ecclestone - Motorsport.com
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says Monza "must pay" if it wants to secure the future of the Italian Grand Prix. The Italian circuit, which has only been absent from the Formula 1 calendar once since 1950, unveiled plans to secure a contract extension that would secure the grand prix at least until 2020. Ecclestone has cast doubt over the future of the race... Despite Monza's confidence that it can now secure the future of the event, Ecclestone insisted the circuit will have to meet the financial conditions if it wants to stay on the calendar. "For Monza we applied the same economic conditions of the other European circuits [€20M for every GP]. All done, all good, we shook hands, but after that meeting nothing happened. Source: www.motorsport.com
