Welcome back Switzerland
For many years in the early years of the sport, Switzerland was the home of one of the major Grands Prix of the year, at the exciting Bremgarten circuit, on the outskirts of Berne. But in 1955, in the wake of the Le Mans disaster, in which around 100 people were killed when a car flew into the crowd, the Swiss decided to ban motor racing competitions. Hillclimbs were still allowed but cars were not allowed to race one another. They could only race the clock.
This week, however, the Swiss parliament finally voted out the ban after a passionate debate in which some argued that the sport would be good for the country's component manufacturers and tourism and others argued that it was bad for the environment. The vote ended up with 97 members of parliament in favour of lifting the ban and 77 against.
This does not mean that the Swiss will soon be having a Grand Prix. Building a racing circuit in a country filled with green-minded citizens is not going to be the work of a moment.
Switzerland has lifted a 52 year old ban on any form of motor racing taking part in the country. The ban was first introduced following the more than 80 deaths in the disaster at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The ban was lifted following heated discussions within the Swiss parliament with some arguing that the reintroduction of the sport could help the countries component manufacturers and the tourism industry, while others argued that the sport wasn't good for the environment.

The final voting saw the ban lifted with 97 votes for and 77 against.