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F1 has had 40 approaches from new GP venues

Formula 1 commercial chief Sean Bratches says there have been around 40 expressions of interest from potential grand prix venues since Liberty Media took over earlier this year. Bratches says that F1 will choose new events on the basis of what they can bring to the sport, with a focus on street races in major cities, rather than automatically taking the best commercial deals. He also wants to split the season by region, with races in Europe, Asia and the Americas grouped together, to aid with both logistics and marketing. “Right now by the operation of the Concorde Agreement, the cap is 25,” he said. “In the seven months I’ve been in this job I’ve probably had about 40 countries,...
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