Jorge Girao

Governor Doria: It’s a great win for the city of São Paulo

Formula 1 has renewed until 2025 its contract to hold races at the Interlagos track in Sao Paulo - home of the country's legend Ayrton Senna - city mayor Bruno Covas said on Thursday. "The contract has b... Read More...

Amorim: Portugal on right-path to be part of F1 calendar

Formula 1's return to Portugal last weekend, after a 24 years absence, was widely hailed by drivers and teams alike and the country's ASN president Ni Amorim believes it can keep its place in the calendar. ... Read More...

Portuguese Grand Prix confirms limited fan attendance

As in the rest of the Europe, the COVID-19 outbreak numbers are raising at Portugal, but the Portuguese Grand Prix will have fans in the grandstands, albeit with some new conditions. The number of COVID-... Read More...

Panthera Team Asia: $200m entry fee not good news for us

During the Tuscan Grand Prix it was revealed that new Formula 1 entrants must pay $200 million to the current teams to join the grid, a situation that makes life more difficult for Panthera Team Asia, one o... Read More...

Da Costa seeking F1 drive for Portuguese Grand Prix

António Félix da Costa is on a high at the moment, after securing the latest Formula E title, he is now working to secure a Formula 1 drive for his home Grand Prix which may lead to a more permanent presenc... Read More...

Discussing grand prix weekend formats with Pat Symonds

In the last few years, there were some who believe that the Grand Prix format should change to adapt to a new era. Grand Prix 247 suggested a new format to have a more exciting weekend and asked Pat Symonds... Read More...

Portugal wants to keep its race in 2021

The Portuguese Grand Prix is set to record massive ticket sales prompting Autodromo Internacional do Algarve’s CEO Paulo Pinheiro to suggest the venue could host the Formula 1 race for the forthcoming years... Read More...

Chinese GP on the verge of cancelation

The 2020 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix is set to be officially called off after the event's ticketing agency contacted fans on Thursday informing them that the race was cancelled. The Shanghai race was at... Read More...

Brawn: Hopefully we’ll race in Asia

A return to Malaysia could be on the cards with Formula 1 still trying to host races in Asia in 2020, according to F1 managing director Ross Brawn. Last Friday three more races were announced for the 202... Read More...

F1 schedule: More races to be announced tomorrow

FOM's effots to expand the 2020 Formula 1 will see the announcement of at least one new race tomorrow, Grand Prix 247 has learned. At this stage F1 CEO Chase Carey has ten races confirmed with more four ... Read More...

China blows FOM plans to host one or two races in Shanghai

Last week the Chinese General Administration of Sport blew away FOM plans to travel to Asia and more European races maybe its last resort to have a 15 races season, at least. The promoter from the Shanghai... Read More...

Chinese and Vietnamese races set to happen this year

The 2020 Chinese Grand Prix will go ahead, GrandPrix247.com has learned, with a high likelihood that the first-ever Vietnam Grand Prix may well take place this season. FOM is working on the second part o... Read More...

One of two Bahrain GPs could run on sub-one-minute track layout

Recently Formula 1 sporting chief Ross Brawn suggested that Bahrain could stage two Grand Prix races at the end of the season, but the twist was that one of the races would be on the Sakhir oval configurati... Read More...

Panthera Team Asia: We’re in constant discussion with F1 stakeholders

Ross Brawn admitted that Formula 1's priority is to assure the current teams’ survival, putting new entrants' desires on hold for now, however, Panthera Team Asia is still in the running for entry into the ... Read More...

Portuguese Grand Prix shortlisted for September or October race

The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve was mentioned by FOM as a potential Formula 1 venue for this lockdown affected season and it has emerged that the Portuguese Grand Prix is on a shortlist to be held in... Read More...

Tost: New F1 rules will be better for close racing and overtaking

Formula 1 will introduce a system of performance balances starting from 2021 with an aerodynamic development handicap, which has Alpha Tauri team boss Franz Tost excited. After several years without any ... Read More...

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Rohonyi: Brazil GP will happen with fans unless we’re told otherwise

While Brazil is at the center of the COVID-19 outbreak in South America, the country’s Grand Prix promoter is looking forward to holding the race at Interlagos... and with spectators! Brazil witnessed a ... Read More...

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