Last week, F1 boss, Chase Carey, met with race promoters but the night prior to that meeting, the Formula One Promoters Association (FOPA) released a press release strongly worded that slated F1 for its handling of the contracts and leadership of F1. The had issues with a lack of clarity, loss of free-to-air TV and new races added to the calendar—such as the newly announced Vietnamese Grand Prix—at, potentially, a risk to existing races. Carey found all of this slight strange as he was scheduled to meet with FOPA, who represent 16 of the races on the calendar, and discuss things. He told N: 'I think, realistically, if you get 21 in a room you are bound to find a couple who have...
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