News Details

Miami race won't replace Azerbaijan insists promoter

Azerbaijan will not be shuffled off the Formula 1 calendar by the arrival of a race in Miami according to the executive director of the Baku City Circuit Arif Rahimov. With Liberty Media pressing ahead with plans to host a Miami Grand Prix in 2019, there were rumours it would mean dropping Baku – another street circuit – off the calendar to ensure it doesn't go above the current 21 races. However Rahimov insists Baku's future is safe as both parties have a contract which guarantees their place on the F1 calendar until at least 2020. 'We did not even discuss this [dropping the race] with FOM, it just does not make sense. We have a contract for five years, and...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Baku boss says Miami won't replace race

May 25 Baku race chief Arif Rahimov has denied rumours it might lose its...
7y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Miami won’t replace Baku on F1 calendar in 2019

Baku will continue to play host to Formula 1 for at least two more years...
7y ago from Crash.net

Baku wants to renegotiate F1 contract

May 21 Baku promoter Arif Rahimov has admitted the race wants to...
7y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Miami won't replace Azerbaijan, but Baku wants better...

Azerbaijan Grand Prix promoter Arif Rahimov insists his race is secure on...
7y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Trackhouse Aprilia launches two liveries ahead of 2026...

Trackhouse Aprilia satellite team has launched its two new liveries in...

Yamaha admits 2026 MotoGP performance will decide...

Yamaha knows it must deliver a more competitive 2026 MotoGP bike to...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Will Power sees ‘all the ingredients’ for a...

Will Power is approaching the beginning of his new IndyCar chapter, with...

Ed Carpenter to contest 23rd Indianapolis 500

Owner of the Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar team Ed Carpenter will race in...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal plan to snag Brazilian prodigy this month,...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Brazilian playmaker Breno Bidon from...
32m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Alan Shearer says only one team can stop Arsenal from...

Alan Shearer believes Arsenal will go all the way to the final of the...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

David Ornstein drops massive Arsenal transfer hint,...

Arsenal were reportedly considering a move for the Atletico Madrid striker...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Newcastle star is 'definitely set on going to City',...

Newcastle United full-back Tino Livramento reportedly has his heart set on...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Adrian Newey's first Aston Martin project in jeopardy

Comments from two senior Honda Racing employees... Read More »
7h ago from GPFans.com

Honda offers clear FIA stance on key F1 controversy

F1's returning power unit supplier, Honda, has... Read More »
2h ago from RacingNews365.com

F1: Tombazis confident of solution to engine row

'I believe we are going to be OK,' says the FIA's... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.