Sharjah, October 2001-10-10

Nicolo di San Germano, UIM F1 promoter , in agreement with the teams and organisers of the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix decided to postpone the race planned originally for December 16 to a date to be announced after the Monte Carlo UIM Council General meeting that will ratify the appointment of the new Brazilian powerboat confederation.

Interviewed by the media attending the Sharjah Grand Prix, Nicolo di San Germano explained that in over 20 years of involvement in the organisation of sports events it was the first time he had to face a situation in which the persons supposed to encourage and help promoting their event acted against their own sport. Nicolo di San Germano added that in Monte Carlo, after the ratification of the appointment of the new Brazilian powerboat confederation we would be able to confirm the event in Brazil but for obvious reasons it was impossible to organise the race in Abu Dhabi without knowing if it was the last race of the season or not as there were still 3 drivers competing for the world title.