Reports that fabled Spa-Francorchamps will definitely lose its Formula 1 race after this weekend’s Belgian GP are premature. “We would like a race in Africa and South Africa is the most obvious place,” said Domenicali. Nonetheless, he is unapologetic about endangering the annual race dates of some of the most traditional hosts on the F1 calendar, confirming that the schedule could swell to 24 races in 2023. “Although there is a lot of demand, I don’t want more than 24. “We have always said that even if they don’t bring as much money, we respect the traditional races. But I said to the people in Monza ‘don’t rely on history alone’.

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