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F1 ‘interested' in 2nd race in China; a street race of course

How quickly attitudes can change in Formula 1. Remember Liberty Media saying they were certainly focused on Europe and that Baku did nothing for their brand? Then this year they re-sign Baku ahead of the contract expiration and bring on the Vietnam Grand Prix? Now it seems that F1’s head marketing guru, Sean Bratches, is very keen to get another race in China. Never mind they mentioned a second race in the USA. 'We would be highly interested in a street race,' he said. 'It would be a nice juxtaposition to the purpose-built facility we have [in Shanghai]. Our intent is to bring our show to the people.' The BBC article says that Beijing is a city under consideration. Is this a way to ween...
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