Motor racing: Singapore race has been 'protagonist of the new F1', says F1 CEO Domenicali

A photo from Sept 16, 2018, shows Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leading the pack during the Singapore Grand Prix. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Despite Formula One’s aggressive expansion into the Middle East and North America in recent years, its chief executive officer Stefano Domenicali has stressed that the billion-dollar motor racing circuit has not left East Asia and South-east Asia in its rear view mirror.

A decade ago, F1 visited China, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and India for the 2013 season but only the first three remain part of the 2023 line-up. A new stop in Las Vegas in 2023 will see the United States alone stage three grands prix while there will be four races in the Middle East.

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