The Belgium grand prix could alternate with the German GP, according to the Chairman of the Spa Grand Prix Association, Viscount Etienne Davignon.
The idea is under consideration, as both races are losing vast sums of money during the race weekend – partly down to the high fees paid to Bernie Ecclestone and Formula One Management (FOM).
Davignon was happy with how the 2010 race went, and has already been congratulated by the boss of Formula One, he told HLN.be.
“We have already received congratulations from Bernie Ecclestone [for the race]. The teams have told us our facilities are perfect.”
Despite this, and the fact it is one of most highly rated tracks by fans and drivers, the organisers have been struggling to reduce the financial losses, thought to be in the region of £2.5 million (€3m) annually.
“I have said previously that we will look at the figures and examine them year-on-year.
“We have certain overall targets in terms of income and expenditure. I don’t want to give precise figures now, but ticket sales on Tuesday and Wednesday were good.
“However, what will happen in the future we don’t know. We are playing with the hypothesis of the GP alternating with a circuit nearby (the Nurburgring in Germany). This is the topic of discussions but we are not quite at this stage yet.”
If the move goes ahead, it is unlikely to happen until 2013 as Spa-Francorchamps has a contract for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
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