Portuguese prime minister Luis Montenegro has made it recognized his need to see F1 return to the Algarve in 2027.
The Algarve Worldwide Circuit final hosted an F1 grand prix within the Covid-impacted season of 2021, having returned to the calendar in 2020 in related circumstances.
Nonetheless, amid new locations reminiscent of Miami and Las Vegas being added to the schedule, Portugal fell off the checklist.
But whereas the 2026 calendar has already been introduced, Montengero is pushing for Portugal to return to the schedule in 2027.
“One of many circumstances that the majority contributes to selling this area is main occasions,” he mentioned.
“We have now secured the MotoGP, the world’s premier motorcycling occasion, for 2025 and 2026.
“And I can inform you that we’ve every little thing able to formalise the return of System 1 to the Algarve in 2027.
“These occasions require some monetary effort on the a part of the federal government, however they’ve a direct monetary return and an oblique promotional return which can be, fairly frankly, effectively price it.”
Nonetheless, it’s a wide-ranging checklist of nations eager for a spot on the 24-race calendar.
Whereas Imola has not been included on subsequent yr’s schedule, Madrid shall be added to the checklist with a road circuit within the Spanish capital.
Zandvoort, house to the Dutch Grand Prix, will drop off after subsequent yr’s remaining occasion, whereas Barcelona’s take care of F1 additionally involves an finish after subsequent yr.
Nonetheless, the likes of Thailand and South Korea are all eager on staging a race with a heap of bids from Africa too, with South Africa, Rwanda, Morocco and Nigeria all declaring an curiosity.
F1 returns after the summer time break subsequent week with the Dutch Grand Prix (31 August).
