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Qatar closes on deal to join Formula 1 calendar

+ Qatar is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Bernie Ecclestone which will see it join the Formula 1 calendar in the next two years. The organisers of the event have faced a major stumbling block in the form of Bahrain, which currently holds the right to veto the addition of any other races in the Gulf region, a throwback to when it first join the F1 calendar in 2004. However, according to Nasser bin Khalifa al-Attiyah, head of Qatar’s motorsport federation and the vice-president of the FIA, a deal to host a race is now close to being agreed. “We are about to sign contracts to organise a Formula One race,” he told AFP. “We have completed all the steps and there are only a few...
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