A Grand Prix in Rome?  Maurizio Flammini was a winning Formula 2
driver in his day, finishing sixth in the European Formula 2
Championship in 1975 and 1976. He even drove a Formula 1 car for
Frank Williams, although he crashed heavily in practice for the
Race of Champions and was not seen again. He then turned his
attention to promoting sporting events and since 1990 has been
the leading architect of the success of the FIM World Superbike
Championship.  Flammini is now saying that he would like to see
a Formula 1 street race in Rome. It is not a new idea but the
idea that Monza will be dropped from the F1 calendar is pretty
unlikely, given the continued popularity of the event, the
investment that has been made at the track by the local
government, and the historic traditions of the venue, which go
back to 1921.  Flammini says that the current F1 trend towards
street races, taking the races to the people rather than vice
versa, would make Rome an ideal location for a race.  Behind the
remarks there is sound c