Local residents have been up in arms against the idea of a Nice GP entering Formula 1, on financial and ecological grounds. Stefano Domenicali confirmed recently that the city proposed a bid to Formula 1 about becoming the new host of the French Grand Prix, if the contract in place with Circuit Paul Ricard is not renewed beyond the end of the year. Domenicali added that the future of the French Grand Prix will be sealed by the end of July, as next season's calendar begins to take shape. L’Association Tous Citoyens [All Citizens Association] in Nice wrote about their distaste of the idea of hosting a race in the city, even beginning an online petition calling on local politicians to...
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