Italian Businessman Flavio Briatore Says Monza's F1 Future 99.9% Safe

Italian businessman Flavio Briatore "is now almost certain that Monza's future on the Formula One calendar is secure," according to GMM. Meetings between race officials, F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone and even Italian PM Matteo Renzi "broke last weekend without a contract beyond 2016 being signed." Still, "former Renault chief and longtime Ecclestone confidant and business partner Briatore is confident." Briatore: "A solution will be found as there is goodwill on the part of (Italian automobile club) ACI and Bernie Ecclestone. If I had to bet. I'd say it is 99.9 percent that we will still have Monza for many years" (GMM, 9/10).