Colombia Enters The F1 Long-Term Racing Calendar

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JAKARTA - The city of Baruanquilla in Colombia is said to be included in the long-term racing calendar Formula 1 (F1). This was confirmed by the Mayor of Baruanquilla, Jaime Pumarejo.

Pumarejo mengatakan bahwa kotanya masuk dalam rencana penambahan tempat lain di Amerika Selatan untuk balapan F1. Bahkan, ia mengklaim prosesnya telah berjalan dengan lancar.

"The process is going well, but there is still a lot of work to be done," said Pumarejo, quoted from Motorsport Week on Thursday, November 3.

"We are still there, meaning, this is a real and clear possibility; it is a financially sustainable project that brings investment to the city promoted by the private sector," he added.

Colombia has hinted that it is ready to cooperate with F1 for the location of the latest race with a long-term contract period. Moreover, it was later discovered that sharing cities around the world is also opening up interest in becoming new locations.

This situation follows an increase in popularity and consumption of the fast car race sport.

Currently, F1 has only hosted one race in South America, namely in Brazil. The country has been included in the race schedule for the past few decades.

Meanwhile, a number of new places that have joined F1 in recent years are Miami and Las Vegas in the United States, as well as Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the Middle East.

Meanwhile, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is reportedly traveling to Colombia to review the country's wealth and feasibility which is planned to host the grand Prix.