Mercedes Formulation 1 CEO and crew principal Toto Wolff has mentioned the opportunity of increasing the variety of grands prix in america.
Whereas the Las Vegas Grand Prix was added to the calendar in 2023 to affix Miami and Austin as cities internet hosting F1 races in america, there have been studies {that a} fourth US race might be launched. Though this has not been confirmed, rumours started to flow into that Chicago or New York might be thought-about for the chance.
Regardless of the rumours, Wolff argued that three is the utmost variety of races there needs to be in America, backing F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali’s stance.
“I believe three is the max, three races. I believe what Stefano Domenicali does very properly is balancing the geographical footprint of Formulation 1,” Wolff defined throughout the Autosport Enterprise Change New York occasion.
“We might like to do extra races in america, however I believe it is essential to not do it to the detriment of different races, different areas.
“And in the intervening time, we’re just about all over the place across the globe. However I would like to race in New York Metropolis; that may be superior. Undecided we will as a result of final 12 months we ran a automobile with Lewis Hamilton for a WhatsApp occasion on fifth Avenue – I do not assume the police have been very impressed with us, and so I am undecided that is gonna occur anytime quickly.”
Toto Wolff, Mercedes
Picture by: Bryn Lennon / Formulation 1 / Getty Photographs
Addressing the rumours in 2024, Domenicali additionally confirmed that he felt three races in america was the optimum quantity.
“Another race in america just isn’t true,” Domenicali instructed Mundo Deportivo. “That’s clear, it isn’t true. Three races in america is ideal.”
America Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas is happening this weekend. Heading into the race weekend in Austin, Mercedes sits second within the constructors’ championship with 325 factors, a 27-point lead over Ferrari in third.
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