Formula One's governing body has dismissed a move by commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone to change qualifying for Sunday's British Grand Prix.
Ray Bellm, who played a key role in securing a five-year deal for the Silverstone Grand Prix, was voted out of office at a BRDC board meeting.
The circuit's owners announced they had secured a deal to stage the race in 2005 and 2006.
Harris, 54, would beat Trump most handily -- by a 10-point margin -- if the election were held now, according to an online poll carried out by Axios.
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'Eighteen, 19, 17 -- who knows,' F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said, when asked how many races there would be next season.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said earlier in the year that the circuit near Bologna, which is looking for government funding to upgrade the facilities, would be making its final appearance on the calendar this season.
Italy's Imola circuit will host grands prix for at least another five years, local officials said on Monday after meeting Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Formula One's shareholder banks drew first blood in a legal battle with commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone for control of the sport.
2016 F1 calendar to feature record 21-race campaign
Getting Formula 1 back to the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) is not on the priority list for the debt-ridden Jaypee Group but at the same time, it has no plans to sell the USD 400 million facility that put India on the world motorsport map, said track chief Sameer Gaur. "Yes, we are not thinking of hosting any big race including F1 in the near future because of reasons well known but it doesn't mean we are open to selling the circuit. The thought has not even crossed our mind," Gaur, who is Jaypee Sports International MD and CEO, told PTI. The BIC has been away from the limelight ever since the race was dropped from the F1 calendar following three editions from 2011 to 2013. The maintenance cost of the circuit remains high and with no major international race being organised, a handful of domestic events besides vehicle testing days contribute to its running cost.
'We want to make sure that we are certainly targeting the entire Indian American community.'
"If we do away with races like France and Britain, we start to lose an essential element of the sport," the FIA president said.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has backed a clampdown on the use of team radio to help drivers, claiming it was his idea and suggesting more restrictions should be considered.
Track promoters and regional authorities said their contract with Formula One had been extended by five years.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Organisers promised Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone a US$22.3 million package to compensate teams hit by a law banning tobacco advertising.
FIA president Max Mosley said he believed a new pit and paddock complex would be built.
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Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said improvements have to be made on the circuit if the event is to continue.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone gave the new Bahrain International Circuit a ringing endorsement after his first visit to the venue on Monday.
Formula One's supreme said if a promoter is found a long-term contract will be signed.
The Formula One chief has accepted an invitation from AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to visit the city during the Afro-Asian Games.
The Korean Formula One Grand Prix has been formally dropped from the 2015 calendar after its surprise inclusion last month for contractual reasons.
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday asserted that the troubled Indian Grand Prix has run out of time for a 2015 return and its organisers must settle the contractual obligations for a possible comeback in 2016.
The French Formula One Grand Prix will return in 2018 after a 10-year absence with the race scheduled to take place at the Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France, regional politician Christian Estrosi said.
The Formula One supremo is backing Kimi Raikkonen to beat Michael Schumacher this year.
The Andhra Government disclosed a letter from the Formula One chief who wrote he had not contacted any other party in India.
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