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The capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, will be host to a Formula 1 Grand Prix from April 2020, it was announced on Tuesday, making the first new venue to be added to the competition’s roster since being taken over by Liberty Media.
Vietnam will join Singapore, China, and Japan in becoming the fourth Asian country with its own GP and the second in the region, after Singapore, to hold the race on a street circuit.
The Hanoi race will see drivers take on a 5.565 km track (3.457 miles) that features 22 turns. The circuit was created together with circuit design company Tilke in a way that makes for a “semi-permanent street track, using both existing and purpose-built roads.”
According to Formula 1, the new track takes inspiration from other circuits currently in use around the world. Turns 1 are 2 are inspired on the opening corners of the Nurburgring, while turns 12 through 15 have been created with Monaco in mind.
From the 16th to the 19th turn, the Hanoi track resembles Suzuka, while the last three bends in the road have been inspired from Malaysia’s Sepang.
With all that in mind, Formula 1 promises slow-speed hairpin turns, high-speed esses and flat-out corners, and a very long, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) stretch of straight road, on which drivers and cars are expected to reach speeds of 335 km/h (208 mph).
"Our Motosport team, working in collaboration with the City of Hanoi and promoter Vingroup, has worked to enable a circuit that will not only test the drivers but also ensure that our fans enjoy the racing spectacle,” said in a statement Formula 1’s CEO Chase Carey.
“We are really looking forward to seeing Formula 1 cars speeding around the streets of this fantastic city from 2020.”
Confirming that Hanoi will be the first new track under Liberty leadership means that the Miami GP will probably not happen next year, as initially rumored. Should the race be added to the 2020 calendar that would mean the competition would span for an unprecedented 23 legs.
The Hanoi race will see drivers take on a 5.565 km track (3.457 miles) that features 22 turns. The circuit was created together with circuit design company Tilke in a way that makes for a “semi-permanent street track, using both existing and purpose-built roads.”
According to Formula 1, the new track takes inspiration from other circuits currently in use around the world. Turns 1 are 2 are inspired on the opening corners of the Nurburgring, while turns 12 through 15 have been created with Monaco in mind.
From the 16th to the 19th turn, the Hanoi track resembles Suzuka, while the last three bends in the road have been inspired from Malaysia’s Sepang.
With all that in mind, Formula 1 promises slow-speed hairpin turns, high-speed esses and flat-out corners, and a very long, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) stretch of straight road, on which drivers and cars are expected to reach speeds of 335 km/h (208 mph).
"Our Motosport team, working in collaboration with the City of Hanoi and promoter Vingroup, has worked to enable a circuit that will not only test the drivers but also ensure that our fans enjoy the racing spectacle,” said in a statement Formula 1’s CEO Chase Carey.
“We are really looking forward to seeing Formula 1 cars speeding around the streets of this fantastic city from 2020.”
Confirming that Hanoi will be the first new track under Liberty leadership means that the Miami GP will probably not happen next year, as initially rumored. Should the race be added to the 2020 calendar that would mean the competition would span for an unprecedented 23 legs.
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