Jakarta street race cancelled
A1GP's proposed street race in Jakarta has been cancelled after the circuit failed to meet the completion deadline set by the FIA
The Herman Tilke-designed Lippo Village circuit in Indonesia was removed from the international calendar by the sport's governing body today because the track promoter and event organiser had not completed the work necessary for it to be granted the licence to host the round.
"It is extremely disappointing for all concerned and not the news any of us wanted," said A1GP CEO Pete da Silva. "The bottom line is, for safety reasons, A1GP cannot race on a circuit that has not received the necessary licence from the FIA, so we have no other option but to cancel all plans to bring the A1GP show to Indonesia in three weeks' time."
A1GP has no plans to run the event later in year, but says it would be considered for a slot on next season's calendar.
The next race after next weekend's event in Taupo, New Zealand will be Gauteng, South Africa on February 20-22.
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