‘My favorite track’
Spa-Francorchamps seems to disappear from the Formula 1 calendar. A shame, says Max Verstappen, who also fears that Formula 1 may in the future almost exclusively drive on street circuits.
For the time being, Spa-Francorchamps is not on the Formula 1 calendar of 2023. The famous circuit in the Ardennes will probably make way for the Grand Prix of South Africa. If Spa does indeed disappear from Formula 1 entirely, that would be a bad thing, according to Max Verstappen. Not only because of his own preference for the track, but also for the sport in general.
The race at Spa always feels like a kind of home race for the Belgian-born Verstappen, next to Monaco and now also Zandvoort. Not only that: “It’s my favorite track, for starters. I just think it’s a great track to drive,” he wrote. racefans.net on. The fact that Spa is often criticized because of its accessibility, does little to alter this, according to Verstappen – despite the fact that he understands this: “It is a very iconic circuit.”
The 24-year-old fears the disappearance of Spa is not the end of the scrapping of iconic circuits. “I don’t want to be driving only on street circuits near a city in 2028 or anytime, just because it’s good for the fans or whatever. You need such iconic circuits on the calendar.” According to Verstappen, there must be more motives in Formula 1 than just money when it comes to track selection.
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