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Official: France returns to F1 calendar in 2018

As claimed by sections of the French media last week, at a press conference this afternoon it was confirmed that France will return to the Formula One calendar in 2018. Having hosted the first Grand Prix in 1906, France was one of the regulars on the F1 calendar from the inception of the World Championship in 1950. However, due to various reasons, mostly financial it slipped from the calendar in 2008 and despite numerous false starts failed to return. All that changed today when Christian Estrosi, head of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region (PACA), confirmed that the race will take place at the Paul Ricard circuit from 2018. 'Today I can announce clearly, firmly, and finally, the return...
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