This is the other bomb of the day (beside Penske): The FIA is considering leaving Paris for fiscal reasons: La FIA amenée à quitter Paris ? | AutoHebdo (en francais)
Bien que la France soit le berceau du sport automobile, la concurrence internationale, notamment en termes de coût du travail, et la mondialisation du sport, fragilisent cette position », explique Xavier Malenfer, directeur des relations institutionnelles et internationales à la FIA. « Sans clarification, par la reconnaissance d’un statut spécifique pour les fédérations sportives internationales, il y a peu d’espoir de voir les activités de la FIA se développer davantage et cela malgré tous les atouts incontestables de Paris. »
Translation: 'Even though France is the birthplace of auto racing, international competition, notably in working costs, and the globalization of sport, weaken this position', says Xavier Malenfer, Director of Institutional and International Relations at the FIA. 'Without clarification, by recognizing a specific statute for the international sporting federations, there is little hope of seeing the activities of the FIA develop further and this despite all of the undisputable advantages of Paris'.
Edited by FLB, 24 April 2024 - 23:48.
My reaction from the title alone was they would move to England, where most F1 teams are already based. It depends what work FIA employees need to do in person, and which country that would be most practical in. On-site visits to factories would be easier from England. I imagine some general meetings could be done virtually as is the case nowadays.
