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Former champion Alain Prost this week met with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the importance of the French Grand Prix.

French radio Europe 1 said Prost, who earlier admitted his support in staging a Formula One race near Paris following the demise of the Magny-Cours event, discussed with Sarkozy the benefits to France of a continuing presence on the sport's annual calendar.

Europe 1 explained that the main topics discussed by 54-year-old Prost, also a former F1 team boss and owner, were the benefits of the race to France in terms of the local economy and international media exposure.

Source: GMM
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