Belgian senators bid to save GP
The Belgian Senate's Social Affairs Commission has voted eight to seven in favour of postponing legislation against cigarette advertising until 2006, putting it in line with the rest of Europe. The bill has to be passed by the upper and lower houses of parliament before becoming law. The move is the latest bid to save the Belgian GP, which the FIA axed from the 2003 calendar last month due to teams' unwillingness to race under a tobacco advertising ban
The ban was originally due to come in to force a month before the scheduled September date for the 2003 race.
The Belgians are still hopeful that they can resurrect the 2003 event. However, FIA President Max Mosley has already stated that despite the senators' efforts now, the round has definitely been removed from the 2003 calendar and the season cut to 16 races. There is always the option to return in 2004, but the FIA have already stated that European circuits will have to be dropped from the calendar to make way for the new events in China and Bahrain.
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