The race will happen on the Losail Worldwide Circuit north of Doha on November 21.© Twitter
Qatar will maintain its first ever Method One Grand Prix in November changing the cancelled Australian GP, organisers introduced on Friday. The race will happen on the Losail Worldwide Circuit north of Doha on November 21 and can type the primary a part of a Center Japanese ending to the Method One season as it will likely be adopted by races in Saudi Arabia and the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Qatar has additionally signed a 10-year deal to host Method One from 2023. The Australian GP, historically a season-opener, was moved in direction of the tip of the season in a bid to make sure it might go forward within the mild of Covid-19 restrictions. Despite that, it was cancelled for a second yr operating.
“We’re very happy to welcome Qatar to the Method 1 calendar this season and for the long term from 2023,” mentioned F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali.
“We have now proven that we are able to proceed to adapt and there may be large curiosity in our sport and the hope from many places to have a Grand Prix.
“The massive effort from all of the groups, F1 and the FIA has made it potential to ship a 22 race calendar, one thing that may be very spectacular throughout a difficult yr and one thing we are able to all be happy with.”
The Losail Circuit opened in 2004 and has hosted Moto GP since then, underneath floodlights which will even be used for the Grand Prix.
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In its assertion, F1 mentioned it will affirm the venue for the race in Qatar from 2023 onward at a later date, suggesting a potential change from Losail.
It’s the newest sporting coup for gas-rich Qatar, which can host the soccer World Cup in 2022.
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