The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has released its initial circuit plans for a race track to host F1 in Bangkok.<\/p>\n
Thailand has been in talks with F1 for some time regarding the possibility of having a race in its capital by 2028, and the Thai government has already approved a $1.2 billion bid to organise the event amid the sport’s growing popularity.<\/p>\n
The Asian country already has an FIA Grade 1 circuit in Buriram, which has hosted MotoGP since 2018.<\/p>\n
However, it is seeking to establish a new track in its capital and join the various street circuits that have popped up on the calendar in recent years.<\/p>\n
Alex Albon, who races under a Thai flag, visited the government earlier this year to assist with plans and labelled the project as \u201creally promising\u201d.<\/p>\n
The proposed circuit has now been revealed, sitting as a clockwise, 5.7-kilometre track featuring 18 corners.<\/p>\n
Its length would make it the eighth-longest circuit from the current crop of tracks, slotting between Monza and the Circuit of the Americas.<\/p>\n
The SAT stated the initial contract would likely be for a total of 5 years between 2028 and 2032, and the race weekend would fall in either March or September.<\/p>\n
With calendar logistics in mind, an early-season slot would likely make more sense, placing it among the fly-away events in Australia, China and Japan.<\/p>\n
The government also detailed the construction of the track would take one to two years and be carried out in stages.<\/p>\n
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