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NSW To Bid For Formula 1 Grand Prix

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird will bid to snatch Australia’s round of the Formula 1 World Driver’s Championship from Melbourne, if the Coalition is returned at this month’s state election. The bid proposal would see the race taki


New South Wales Premier Mike Baird will bid to snatch Australia’s round of the Formula 1 World Driver’s Championship from Melbourne, if the Coalition is returned at this month’s state election.

The bid proposal would see the race taking in the best of Sydney’s picturesque harbour in a ‘Monaco-style’ event, encompassing The Rocks and perhaps even the Harbour Bridge.

Mr Baird’s bid team will include Destination NSW Chairman John Hartigan and Rod McGeoch, who led Sydney's successful 2000 Olympics bid.

Mr McGeoch told Sydney’s Radio 2UE that the logistics involved would make it “a huge event”, but an F1 race would continue the Coalition state government’s 2011 election promise to dramatically increase tourist numbers for NSW.

Speaking about potential benefits from an F1 race, McGeoch referenced the Vivid festival in Sydney, saying the 18-day event adds “30,000 extra (accommodation) nights” for the city, while an F1 GP could add 12,000 ‘nights’ for NSW businesses in less than a week. 

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