Bojan Vrbnjak
At the end of August this year, they could Spanish Formula 1 fans breathed a sigh of relief as their home race on Circuit of Barcelona-Catalonia was provided at least for next season. For a long time, they trembled for a place on the race calendar, because when they are responsible Liberty Media, majority owners Formula 1, right in the race for GP of Spain confirmed the return of the royal motorsport class to Zandvoort and thus creating a home race for the young Max Verstappen, are many over Barcelona saw shrinkage dark clouds and talked about the fact that the Dutch race could take the place of the Spanish.
All organizers of the Spanish race they have not given up and last but not least they are with the greats Formula 1 reached an agreement for the race next year. But the next agreement or signing of the contract is supposed to apply to three, four or five years, as pointed out to the Spanish media by the head of the racetrack in Vincent Aguilera"We all want Formula 1 to continue to host Barcelona in the future. However, for this we need more partners to join us in this project. If we want to continue to host Formula 1, we need help,”Explains the president of the racetrack and describes in detail that it is also needed state aid.
Do June next year everything must be clear, he added Aeriewho does not make any illusions and after long and exhaustive talks for the season 2020 recount with tough negotiations. “After long and complex walks, we cannot expect everything to be easier now. However, we are still at the beginning and we are talking to Liberty Media very openly. If Barcelona loses Formula 1, then this would, in addition to the effect at regional level, also mean devaluing the reputation of the track itself. Maybe this would force us to take certain steps that we don’t want to take. If you play in the Champions League, then you are a reference for the whole world, if not, you are another league."
