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How could F1 risk losing Monza for Baku?

Bernie Ecclestone has no qualms about taking Formula 1 to Azerbaijan, yet shrugs off the potential loss of Monza. DIETER RENCKEN is aghast at that prospect

As Formula 1 decamped to Sepang ahead of Malaysia's grand prix, the prognosis for the first of F1's new breed of Asian races was not good.

The government would refuse to carry future events, went the line, having been forced to subsidise every edition since 2001 after only the first two Malaysian GPs broke even before the race was moved from the back end of the season to March/April.

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