Brazilian race 2021: Rio de Janeiro facing a new hurdle

He was president of Brazil a few months ago Jair Bolsonaro talked about going to race for GP of Brazil from 2021 carried out in Rio de Janeiro. Moving from Interlagos in Rio, however, it will obviously be more difficult than expected, as various obstacles hinder the development of the race. It was only last month that there was a lot of talk about corruption in the public tender of the race. It even went so far as to make the Brazilian media talk about the biggest corruption scandal in the city’s history.

Will the Rio Motorsport Park racetrack be ready by 2021?

Now the approval process has been interrupted because there is no study on the impact on the environment and the region. According to the racetrack officials Rio Motorsport Park, however, a corresponding study has been commissioned. At the same time, the necessary data is collected.

This stalemate in the process, however, could ruin the original plan to make the caravan Formula 1 hosted Rio in 2021. However, Rio is not the only city facing difficulties in gaining Formula 1 Miami, where a street track is planned, there is a revolt against the plans of the Karel class of motorsport.     

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