South Australia's Premier says the state does not have 'buckets of cash' but would back a bid from the Murraylands town of Tailem Bend to host the Australian Grand Prix next year.
South Australia's Premier says the state does not have "buckets of cash" but would back a bid from the Murraylands town of Tailem Bend to host the Australian Grand Prix next year.The track is also able to host Formula One racesis one of the best tracks in the world and would be perfect for the Formula One event if it could not go ahead in Melbourne.
The track's owners, the Shahin family, announced today they were currently preparing to host two Supercars rounds on September 19-20 and 26-27. Mr Marshall said the Formula One race could not be held as a street circuit in the CBD in the same way the Adelaide 500 Supercars race in February was. However, he said The Bend would be suitable if Australia was obligated to host a grand prix and it could not go ahead in Melbourne, which is going through a second wave of coronavirus cases.He said the two-year-old track about 100 kilometres south-east of Adelaide was "one of the very best racing circuits globally".
"We would look at every single option in terms of bringing events to South Australia," Mr Marshall said."We don't have buckets and buckets of cash lying around, but to bring quality events to South Australia that promote economic activity, that get our economy moving, is exactly what we're looking at at the moment."bid to host the AFL grand final at Adelaide OvalThe state is also interested in hosting the Boxing Day Test if it cannot be held at the MCG.
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