Just days after agreeing a new deal which will see F1 remain in Baku until 2023, Arif Rahimov, executive director of Baku City Circuit, claims that last week's statement from 16 race promoters was widely misconstrued. The promoters were in London to meet with Formula One Management, but the day before the meeting, much to Chase Carey's apparent consternation, a majority of the promoters held their own meeting and it was this meeting that resulted in the infamous statement. For clarity, below is the statement in its entirety: Following a meeting of the Formula One Promoters' Association, held today in London, representatives of 16 Grands Prix expressed the following concerns. FOPA believes:...
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