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***FIA WEC CEO Gerard Neveu told Sportscar365 that the 2017 schedule will be released by the World Motor Sport Council later this month. Neveu confirmed intentions of remaining with nine rounds, but there’s been persistent rumors indicating at least one possible change to the calendar.

***Neveu downplayed talk of a new event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which has been rumored to replace Circuit of The Americas. What’s known is that the joint IMSA/WEC weekend will not continue at COTA, with IMSA having moved to a feature event in early May. The Pirelli World Challenge weekend at COTA on Sept. 1-3, 2017 will also not feature WEC, which leaves its only option as a standalone event at the Texas circuit.

from SC365's Thu notebook