Countries full of racing history are in danger of being rejected by F1: ‘Grand prix is ​​a French term’ | formula 1

By Arjan Schouten

C’est a beau roman, c’est a belle histoire.
C’est une romance d’aujourd’hui.

Ask a French motorsport fan why the French GP has to stay and it’s like listening to the first sounds of Michel Fugain’s chanson. Then it’s about the long French racing history, the eternal love for motorsport and the wonderfully sunny conditions of La Summer Race. Throw on the retro checkered Paul Ricard sun hat that can be bought all over the track and you’ll be transported back to the carefree 70s, lying on a picnic blanket in a chicane, with a cold glass of pastis on your lips. But, as in that issue of Fugain, here, intoxicated by the motorsport virus, we sometimes forget to think about tomorrow.