Hanoi — Vietnam will join the Formula One calendar in 2020 with a street race in the country’s capital of Hanoi, say the organisers. The Vietnamese Grand Prix, which will be staged for the first time in April 2020, is the first new race announced since Liberty Media bought the commercial rights to the series. "We are delighted to announce that Hanoi will host a Formula One Grand Prix," the sport’s chairman, Chase Carey, said on Wednesday. "Since we became involved in this sport in 2017, we have talked about developing new destination cities to broaden the appeal of Formula One and the Vietnamese Grand Prix is a realisation of that ambition. "We are thrilled to be here in Hanoi, one of the most exciting cities in the world right now with such a rich history and an incredible future." Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, has signed a "multiyear deal" to host the event, the release read. VinFast, a unit of Vingroup, is set to become Vietnam’s first domestic car manufacturer when i...
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