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The Associated Press
Wednesday, May. 14, 2008
The 2008 French Grand Prix could be the last one at Magny-Cours.
Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said in an interview published Monday in L'Equipe that next year's race could move to Paris - or won't happen at all if a new venue isn't found in time.
"The problem is Magny-Cours, it's not the French Grand Prix," Ecclestone said. "The concern is the location."
Ecclestone has previously said that Magny-Cours, located in the Burgundy region about 155 miles southeast of Paris, is not up to Formula One standards and that the French GP should be held closer to the capital.
This year will be "the last where we continue like this," he said.
Ecclestone said he was in discussion with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon about a new location for the race.
After Fillon and Ecclestone met last year, the prime minister's office said three locations - the towns of Versailles and Evry and a site near Disneyland Paris east of the capital - were being considered as venues.