While there have been loud claims made by local – and even national – politicians about the return of Portugal and Turkey to the Formula 1 calendar, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has now confirmed interest from those countries – and Germany, in the form of Hockenheim.
Interest in F1 is at an all-time high, largely as a consequence of the so-called ‘Netflix effect’. Next year there will be a new race in Spain, at a yet-to-be-completed facility near Madrid. And, while the Concorde Agreement – the commercial contract which binds the teams, F1 and the FIA – enshrines a maximum number of races beyond the current 24, there is a consensus that this is a natural limit in terms of logistics, budget, and personnel welfare.
