- Track will be street race across 5.56km of capital’s city centre
- New race is part of expansion under new owners Liberty Media
Formula One is to hold its first Vietnamese Grand Prix with a race on a street circuit in Hanoi in 2020. The meeting is the first new event added to the calendar since Liberty media took over the sport in 2017. The multi-year deal has been concluded with the promoter Vingroup, a business whose interests include the car manufacturer Vinfast.
The race will take place on a 3.458-mile track, 12km west of the city centre. It will use existing streets with a purpose built pit area. Building has yet to begin but the FIA race director Charlie Whiting has visited the proposed area and was happy with the promoter’s plans.
Written by Giles Richards
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/07/vietnam-to-host-f1-grand-prix-in-street-race-from-2020 under the title “Vietnam to host F1 grand prix in Hanoi street race from 2020”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
