F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has reassured European fans the sport will not drop traditional races in favour of moving to Asia or Africa in the future.
The news comes as fresh doubts start to grow over the Monaco Grand Prix losing its slot on the calendar, as well as the French GP and Belgian GP dropping to alternate years.
The F1 calendar is already bumper in comparison to previous seasons and the schedule is currently capped to 24 races.
With two events in the USA and a third on the horizon in Las Vegas, as well as the Middle East having a bigger presence, spaces are starting to run out on the World Championship calendar.
There are also growing suggestions F1 is aiming for a return to South Africa at Kyalami, leaving many to wonder what sacrifices will happen and where.
Speaking at the Business of F1 Forum, Domenicali has suggested there is a push to get a race in Africa but admitted traditional European races would not be forfeited.
“There are areas of the world that want to have Formula 1 and I think one area we want to develop is the African area,” said Domenicali, quoted by Motorsport.com. “We are a World Championship and that is an area where we are not there.
“We are working very hard to make sure of this scenario, where we are going to have a grand prix soon, and then there is the interest of the Far East.
“But we don’t want to lose the interest, of course, of Europe. We were born here and we will stay here.
“I hear a lot of voices that are not true. I mean, the beauty of the situation we are living in today is we have a lot of options. And we will make the right decision, thinking about the strategy, thinking about the DNA of the sport, thinking about how every promoter wants to be involved with us.”
F1’s global director of race promotion, Chloe Targett-Adams, said the sport has a more balanced focus of newer markets and original European races in more traditional venues.
“We are a global sport, we need global traction,” said…
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