News Details

Formula 1: Saudi Arabia unveil plans for race in 2023

Saudi Arabia has unveiled detailed plans for a new race track that is poised to host Formula 1 from 2023. The Qiddiyah circuit is part of a new entertainment and sports complex outside the capital Riyadh, designed by ex-F1 driver Alexander Wurz. Chief executive officer Mike Reininger told BBC Sport the track would be "ready" to host a Grand Prix in 2023. "We're building a facility in the hope there will be a deal struck and there is a race here in Saudi," he said. Reininger said negotiations were ongoing between Saudi authorities and F1, adding: "The formalisation of a race is not for us at Qiddiyah. It is outside the confines of the project itself. But we are...
Full Story »
4y ago from BBC.co.uk 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Bahrain would welcome future Saudi Arabia F1 race

Bahrain organisers say they would welcome a third Formula 1 race in the...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Formula 1 closing in on mega race deal with Saudi...

Saudi Arabia is set to become an F1 venue, perhaps as early as next year,...
4y ago from F1i.com

Formula 1 set for £50m-a-year Saudi Arabia deal...

Saudi Arabia is poised to be one of the next destinations on the calendar...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com

Formula 1 set for £50m-a-year Saudi Arabia deal...

Saudi Arabia is poised to be one of the next destinations on the calendar...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise purchase of...

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media are in talks to buy Madrid-based company...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Rosenqvist: Confidence within MSR growing with every...

Felix Rosenqvist has started off his time with Meyer Shank Racing on a...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Exclusive: 100m-rated striker is top of Arsenal's...

It's no secret that Premier League table-toppers Arsenal are already...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal and Liverpool need to pay 60 million if they...

Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi has been linked with a move away...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.