Traffic flowing but ticket sales down at French GP


Formula One F1 - French Grand Prix - Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France - June 21, 2019 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during practice REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

LE CASTELLET, France (Reuters) - French Grand Prix organisers hailed their new traffic management scheme as a success on Friday, after gridlock sorely tested the patience of Formula One fans in 2018, but ticket sales were down.

Eric Boullier, the former McLaren racing director who is now a strategic advisor for the Le Castellet circuit, said the evidence was encouraging.

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