China gears up for F1 race

China gears up for F1 race

JAKARTA (JP): China is gearing up to host the first Formula
One Grand Prix motor racing championship ever at Zhuhai circuit
next year.

The circuit director Joe Lim Hun Beng was upbeat of China's
chance to win its bid to host a round of the world's most
prestigious after representatives of the world motor sport body
FIA (Federation Internationale de L'Automotive) inspected Zhuhai
late last year.

"All the indications are that China will have a place on the
FIA Formula One world championship calendar next year," said in a
release reached here yesterday. Zhuhai was equipped with world
class facilities which had been designed to the F1 specifications
and in consultation with both FIA and several leading drivers, he
added. (lnt)