Spa-Francorchamps future bright: F1 in Belgium looks promising now!
Apr.11 - Belgian GP promoter Vanessa Maes says she is "much more optimistic" about the clouded future of Formula 1's fabled annual race at Spa-Francorchamps.
In February, we reported that Maes was in Bahrain during pre-season testing for meetings with Formula 1 authorities about the event's expiring contract.
But after that, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is understood to have travelled to Vietnam for advanced race talks - triggering rumours it or Kyalami in South Africa could replace Spa in 2024.
"It is clear that places on the calendar are expensive," Maes said in late February. "It was already very difficult for this year."
However, she is suddenly now "much more optimistic" about Spa's F1 future.
24 ZHOU Guanyu (chi), Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN C42, 22 TSUNODA Yuki (jap), Scuderia AlphaTauri AT03, action during the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2022
"A delegation from the Formula 1 group came by this month," she has now told Het Laatste Nieuws. "For two days, they looked at what we have changed at the circuit to make the next grand prix an even greater success than in 2022.
"We are convinced that Spa-Francorchamps now fully meets the specifications of Formula 1. We fulfil all of the conditions.
"Soon, a new meeting is planned," Maes added.
It is believed the terms of a two-race contract extension are being discussed.
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The South African GP return is off for now, while the Vietnamese GP project failed & got abandoned for good in 2021, so an abandoned thing becoming a viable option again is unrealistic.
Therefore, I'm skeptical about the original report's viability.
Still, some other location could force Belgian GP out instead.
If all they are offering/wanting is a 2yr extension , then inwardly shell be looking around for a new job, Liberty get the spike in new viwers/sorry lol Fans on social media when they hit new places, Spa on that score brings them nothing , Imo hence the small extension offered, New New New places, build up the value of Liberty which turns ultimately into a bigger profit when they sell, cynical yes, smart business YES