In April 2020, for the first time a formula 1-race in Vietnam. Now managing Director Chase Carey speaks of a highlight in the racing calendar. Responsible for the Design of the route, a German.
The formula 1 will be in April 2020 its race debut in Vietnam. As the Motorsport-king class, announced on Wednesday, has closed a contract with the organizer. Take a ride on a city course in Hanoi. It is the first new track, which is recorded under the leadership of the new formula-1-owner Liberty Media in the racing calendar.
City course in Hanoi
The course in Hanoi will be 5,565 kilometers long with 22 bends, it said. It will be partially on roads, partially on existing hazards. Responsible for the Design of the route, the experienced German formula 1 track architect Hermann Tilke. After Monaco, Azerbaijan and Singapore will be the fourth street circuit on the formula 1.
Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey
“Since we started in 2017 in the Sport, we have talked about, to look new places, to increase the appeal of formula 1,” said formula 1 CEO Chase Carey. “With the Large price of Vietnam, we realize that now.” Hanoi was “one of the most exciting cities in the world with a great history and an incredible future ahead of him”. Carey described the agreed-upon race in Vietnam as one of the highlights of the formula 1 calendar.
sn/ck (dpa, sid)