MELBOURNE: Formulation One boss Stefano Domenicali will journey to Bangkok subsequent week following the Australian Grand Prix for talks over a possible race within the Thai capital, he instructed Sky Sports activities.
The Italian ex-Ferrari boss, who has simply prolonged his contract to stay F1 president and chief govt till 2029, is eager to look at new markets as the game soars in reputation.
The vast majority of F1’s 24-race schedule is locked in for a number of years, however the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort is assured solely till 2026.
The Belgian Grand Prix struck a deal in January to permit it to remain on the calendar for 4 out of six years from 2026 to 2031 to be able to accommodate new races.
Domenicali appeared to counsel Thailand was a contender, amongst different venues, to hitch the circuit.
“The great factor that we have been capable of do within the final couple of years has been to deal with the locations that we imagine signify the long run for F1,” he instructed the British broadcaster in Melbourne.
“When it comes to promoters and tracks that we’re already at, we’ve got a long-term standing settlement with numerous them that allows them to speculate, to enhance the ability, to enhance the standard of the leisure that we have to give to our followers.
“We obtain numerous consideration from different locations on the planet,” he added.
“After ending the race right here in Melbourne, I am going to Bangkok to see (if) there’s a potential curiosity to develop one thing there.”
Former Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin hosted Domenicali in April final yr to pitch the federal government’s imaginative and prescient of bringing a grand prix to the sprawling, traffic-clogged capital.
Thai officers stated on the time they envisaged the race being run on a avenue circuit, probably across the metropolis’s historic centre.
Thailand is certainly one of many international locations keen to hitch the F1 circuit.
Historic hosts France and Germany don’t function on the 2025 calendar and are searching for to return, whereas the Turkish Grand Prix, final held in 2021, is seen as a candidate to take one of many slots vacated by the Belgian deal.
Outdoors Europe, Rwanda is planning a brand new circuit close to the capital Kigali.
The Asia-Pacific area presently hosts 4 races – in Australia, China, Japan and Singapore.
