ALBERT PARK, VIC - MARCH 17: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Valtteri Bottas (77) ahead of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Lewis Hamilton (44) and Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow driver Sebastian Vettel (5) at The Australian Formula One Grand Prix on March 17, 2019, at The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Australia. (Photo by Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Colombia is rumoured to be the likely destination for the Caribbean GP in 2024 or 2025
Colombia could potentially host the Caribbean GP in 2024/25 if the race is eventually included in the F1 calendar. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali visited Colombia recently to check the seaport city of Barranquilla as a potential race venue. The local government has been pushing hard for the race which will give a massive boost to their revenue and tourism. However, it remains to be seen if Domenicali and co. decide to include the Caribbean GP in an already-packed F1 calendar.
The Mayor of Barranquilla is confident that the city has the required infrastructure to host the race. After Domenicali’s visit, Mayor Jaime Pumarejo said: “The process is progressing favourably, but there is still a lot of work to be done. We are still there, that is to say, it is a real, palpable possibility; it is a financially sustainable project that brings investment to the city by being promoted by the private sector.” He further added, “It is not yet a reality, but we are in the race and we hope to reach the finish line. We don’t want to raise false expectations yet.” Meanwhile, a picture of the potential track layout of the Caribbean GP circuit has gone viral on the internet.
Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans on Twitter to pictures of the possible track layout in Colombia.
“That’s a disgusting track. so bad. too many sharp corners”, wrote a fan.
“Meanwhile so many iconic tracks are being ignored by F1. While we’re getting this shit”, wrote another fan, who also doesn’t seem too impressed.
“Dosent look that bad, I’d prefer it over Qatar, Jedda, vegas and Catalunya but it’s hard to tell until they actually race there”, read another tweet.
“looks like a mix between silverstone and baku if that makes any sense whatsoever”, tweeted another fan.
“That looks like chaos”, wrote another fan.
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