Sepang to host Bahrain GP, announcement expected Sunday
Although it will be held at Sepang for the first time since 2017, the race is expected to be billed as the Bahrain Grand Prix hosted by Malaysia.
BUDAPEST : Ferrari’s home circuit of Imola has emerged as a likely host for Formula 1’s season-ending race if grands prix in Qatar and Abu Dhabi cannot go ahead due to conflict in the Middle East, with Malaysia set to return in October. Qatar is due to host the penultimate round of the championship on Nov 29, with Abu Dhabi following on Dec 6.
The current plan is for both to proceed but informed sources indicated Imola’s Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, in the birthplace of Formula 1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali, had become a frontrunner to step in should circumstances rule out the Middle East.
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