Formula 1 is continuing to work with the government of Vietnam over a possible street race in its capital, Hanoi, but is unlikely to add the event to the calendar until 2020 at the earliest. Following its takeover of F1 in January 2017, Liberty Media has been working hard to expand the sport in new markets, placing a focus on the growing fanbase in Asia. Vietnam has held an interest in welcoming F1 for some time, and is known to have been engaged in talks with series officials through 2017 about creating a new street race. Speaking to the Associated Press in Tokyo, F1 commercial chief Sean Bratches confirmed that talks were ongoing with a view to staging the first Vietnam Grand Prix in the...
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