MX23RW : Thursday, April 25 14:13:57| >> :600:139897556:139897556:

Sao Paulo offers to pay 'fee' for F1 race

Sao Paulo is prepared to pay a "fee" to keep the Brazilian GP at Interlagos.

Sao Paulo is prepared to pay a "fee" to keep the Brazilian GP at Interlagos.

Earlier in 2019, the future of the race became clouded when controversial president Jair Bolsonaro said the chance of a switch to Rio de Janeiro is "99 per cent".

It is believed one of the factors in Rio's favour is that, currently, the promoters of the Brazilian GP do not pay an annual race fee to Liberty Media.

But Sao Paulo governor Joao Doria told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "In the next contract there will be the fee."

Last weekend at the race, Doria met with race promoter Tamas Rohonyi and F1 CEO Chase Carey. Doria said a "decisive" follow-up meeting with Carey will take place in early December.

"We will gather with Liberty, Chase Carey, Tamas and representatives of the Prefecture of Sao Paulo," he confirmed.

"For what depends on us, the state and the prefecture, Formula 1 can continue in Interlagos for another ten years."

Doria said part of the new deal will be a renaming of the race.

"We already have a proposal ready: GP Sao Paulo del Brasil. It is part of a communication strategy of the Sao Paulo government to attract international tourists," he declared.

"We are discussing the final details with Liberty."

ID:379856: cacheID:379856:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1939:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Lewis Hamilton (44) of Great Britain celebrates winning his sixth world championship after the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on November 3, 2019
Read Next:
Staying in F1 'worthwhile' says Mercedes CEO
>
Read more about Chase Carey Formula 1
rhs 2.0


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!