An April date for Vietnam’s Formula 1 debut is part of Liberty Media’s desire to move towards a geographically organised calendar, according to commercial chief Sean Bratches. Formula 1 confirmed on Wednesday that Vietnam will join the calendar from 2020, with a 5.5km semi-permanent street circuit located in the west of Hanoi. Formula 1’s calendar begins in Australia – as it will continue to do so under the terms of Melbourne’s contract – and is followed by events in Bahrain, China and Azerbaijan, prior to the European stint of the campaign. The American rounds, bar Canada, are grouped towards the end of the campaign, though Formula 1 returns East in...
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