Argentina is aiming for the return of a Formula 1 Grand Prix after 28 years
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Argentine President Javier Milei announced the goal of bringing Formula 1 back to Argentina after 28 years of absence, during the FIA congress in Buenos Aires, underlining the country's automotive tradition and institutional readiness to host a grand prix again.
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The last Formula 1 Grand Prix in Argentina took place in 1998 at the Gálvez racetrack in Buenos Aires. The country has not hosted a world championship race since then, despite the persistent popular passion for motorsport.
Argentina is aiming for a return of a Formula 1 grand prix to the country after 28 years of absence from the calendar. This was announced by President Javier Milei in his speech at the congress of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) taking place today in Buenos Aires.
"Argentina, which returns to being the seat of an FIA world congress, is the same one that brings together all the conditions to return to receiving Formula 1", stated the South American president. "Argentina is a car-loving country. The last time a grand prix was held in Argentina was in 1998 at the Gálvez autodrome, but in all this time the Argentinians' passion for racing has never died: the only thing that has been missing in these last 28 years is for the world to look at us again as a country capable of organizing a grand prix," he added.
"We have the tradition, we have the pilots and now we also have the institutional seriousness that this category requires before choosing a country. It is time to accelerate in this direction and this congress represents the first step towards this return", concluded Milei.
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Argentina to get FIA permission to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix within the next 2-3 years
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Open Questions
- Which circuit could host the future Argentine Grand Prix?
- What are the expected times for the actual return on the calendar?
- What financial and infrastructural guarantees does Argentina offer to the FIA?
