05-09-2019, 06:00 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/48212783
The Brazilian Grand Prix will be held in Rio de Janeiro next year, the country's president has said.
Sao Paulo's Interlagos track has hosted the race since 1990 but President Jair Bolsonaro said that a new circuit would be built in Rio to take over from 2020.
"The construction will take six to seven months," Bolsonaro said during a military ceremony in Rio.
Bolsonaro said keeping F1 in Sao Paulo, which has a contract that includes next year's race, was "no longer viable".
He said the new track would be built without public money.
Honestly, I'm not pleased to hear this. Interlagos is one of the better tracks IMO, with a distinct 'feel' that's lacking in the more modern Tilke tracks (even the high-quality ones).
I'll give it a chance - but it sounds like this is Bolsonaro's little vanity project, rather than something designed to help F1 .
The Brazilian Grand Prix will be held in Rio de Janeiro next year, the country's president has said.
Sao Paulo's Interlagos track has hosted the race since 1990 but President Jair Bolsonaro said that a new circuit would be built in Rio to take over from 2020.
"The construction will take six to seven months," Bolsonaro said during a military ceremony in Rio.
Bolsonaro said keeping F1 in Sao Paulo, which has a contract that includes next year's race, was "no longer viable".
He said the new track would be built without public money.
Honestly, I'm not pleased to hear this. Interlagos is one of the better tracks IMO, with a distinct 'feel' that's lacking in the more modern Tilke tracks (even the high-quality ones).
I'll give it a chance - but it sounds like this is Bolsonaro's little vanity project, rather than something designed to help F1 .
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