French GP entry gets unanimous approval

FFSA president Nicolas Deschaux had requested the approval yesterday during the FIA World Council in Paris.

The FFSA General Assembly, meeting today, studied the results of this year's race at Magny-Cours and confirmed the entry on next year's calendar.

The race will be held at the Magny-Cours circuit, although the FFSA said it will consider other sites for the French race from 2010 onwards.

"The FFSA expressed its wish to see the sites interested in hosting the French Grand Prix from 2010 onwards presented at its next Steering Committee meeting in October," said the FFSA in a statement.

"With this aim in mind the FFSA will send out by mid-July the list of key measures to potential candidates including Magny-Cours 2, which will enable it to select the most serious options."

The Magny-Cours 2 project includes a major revamp to the facilities at the circuit, in the hope of keeping he French Grand Prix there after 2009.