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Zak Brown says F1 tin determination connected from Monaco; Wants races successful India & Southeast Asian countries
Speaking astatine a podcast, Zak Brown, Chief Executive Officer astatine McLaren Racing, stated that Formula 1 could bash without the iconic Monaco Grand Prix. "Could we bail connected Monaco? We could. This athletics is truthful strong," helium said.
Also, commenting connected a caller study astir Liberty Media seeking further funds from Monaco to support it connected the calendar beyond 2025, Zak Brown stated, "I’d beryllium amazed if it didn’t enactment connected the calendar—but successful a way, would it make a batch of sound successful the abbreviated term? Yes. Would radical determination connected and Formula 1 beryllium arsenic beardown arsenic ever? I deliberation it would."
The McLaren CEO feels that determination are plentifulness of different locations wherever Formula 1 could caput to. Zak Brown adjacent suggested Korea, India, Thailand and South Africa; among a fewer different countries wherever helium would emotion to spot F1 being held. He mentioned, "I’d emotion to spot america successful Korea. I’d emotion to spot america successful Thailand. We astir got into Vietnam. I’d emotion South Africa and immoderate of these different territories truthful we tin proceed to grow our planetary footprint. India would beryllium a large marketplace to beryllium in."
Zak adjacent suggested that successful the future, 8 contention locations could rotate arsenic every-other-year events. This volition assistance caller locales to articulation the F1 calendar.
Source: Bloomberg
