It's now official, Formula 1 will host a new Grand Prix starting in 2020. It will take place in the streets of Hanoi.

F1 has just formalized that vietnam will have GP in 2020
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The promoters of the F1 World Championship have officialized the holding of a first Grand Prix in Vietnam in 2020, a historic meeting that will take place in April in the capital Hanoi. " Since we got involved in this sport in 2017, we have talked about developing new cities and destinations to increase the interest of Formula 1, and the Grand Prix of Vietnam is a realization of this ambition ", commented in a statement Chase Carey, the boss of the discipline.

Mostly on the streets

Charlie Whiting, Race Director of F1: " It's mostly in the streets, but there's a section that's not built yet, it's an open site where the pit facilities are going to be built. the route will be built here, which does not exist at the moment, but it will become a road after that. "