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The result was delete. j⚛e decker ^talk 06:23, 13 March 2014 (UTC) reply

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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WP:Notability, WP:Speculation The only reference provides states that this event is likely to happen in the future. That is a long way short of satisfying notability guidelines and is essentially speculation. Falcadore ( talk) 15:50, 5 March 2014 (UTC) reply

• Delete Speculation, can be re-created when it appears on a provisional calendar. - Drdisque ( talk) 17:43, 5 March 2014 (UTC) reply
• Delete as per WP:CRYSTAL. It's not even notable speculation as of yet (NOTNEWS may apply). Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 18:12, 5 March 2014 (UTC) reply
• Delete per WP:CRYSTAL. No prejudice against recreation if/when this event moves from speculation to reality. - Jorgath ( talk) ^{( contribs)} 19:22, 5 March 2014 (UTC) reply
• Keep. This is not speculation. Daily Mail, Der Spiegel (largest German weekly), The Guardian ("Bernie Ecclestone signs deal to host F1 grand prix in Azerbaijan"), Le Figaro (one of the biggest daily newspaper of France). Fits with "Depth of coverage" and "Diversity of sources" of Wikipedia:Notability (events). -- Deansfa ( talk) 22:32, 5 March 2014 (UTC) reply

• No, it violates WP:CRYSTAL and WP:NOTNEWS. The Daily Mail is also not a reliable source. Or even close to one. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 22:47, 5 March 2014 (UTC) reply

• No, it meets Wikipedia:Notability (events) criteria. The Figaro and Der Spiegel is also a reliable source. More than any other one. -- Deansfa ( talk) 17:18, 6 March 2014 (UTC) reply

• WP:CRYSTAL and NOTNEWS trump any "notability" guideline. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 18:36, 6 March 2014 (UTC) reply

I read the Le Figaro reference as well as the original refereance and neither represents a confirmation at all. -- Falcadore ( talk) 04:14, 7 March 2014 (UTC) reply

• Comment: Also, those articles are clearly coming from the same source, and are just being rewritten for local audiences. You can tell because all of them contain the same content - not one of them offers anything new. Prisonermonkeys ( talk) 01:45, 12 March 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Azerbaijan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 15:42, 6 March 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 15:42, 6 March 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 15:42, 6 March 2014 (UTC) reply

• Delete Not enough information on it currently to make a whole article for it, just keep it as a section on the 2015 Formula One season article. Speedy Question Mark ( talk) 16:39, 6 March 2014 (UTC) reply
• Delete. The only information is one off-hand comment by Bernie. That is simply not enough for an article. QueenCake ( talk) 22:03, 6 March 2014 (UTC) reply
• Delete. Not enough present information to support an article on this future event. Ducknish ( talk) 22:26, 10 March 2014 (UTC) reply
• Delete: As per TOOSOON. Bernie rarely comments on this sort of thing unless he has something up his sleeve, but there are plenty of examples of things falling apart later on - like the proposed Thai Grand Prix; Bernie was very enthusiastic about it, but it appears to be dead in the water. There is a precedent for articles being created in advance, like Grand Prix of America, but that is mostly being substantiated by its tumultuous history moreso than anything else. Best to wait and see. Prisonermonkeys ( talk)
• Delete - A single comment by Bernie doesn't make it notable. That'd be like Brian France saying he would like a NASCAR race in Long Beach. That doesn't necessarily mean it will happen. WP:CRYSTAL and possibly WP:NOTNEWS violation. NFLisAwesome ^{( ZappaOMati's alternate account)} 19:10, 12 March 2014 (UTC) reply

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