Thai Cabinet approves US$1.2 billion bid to host Formula 1 race in 2028
BANGKOK: Thailand's Cabinet has approved a US$1.2 billion bid to host a Formula 1 street race in its capital Bangkok in 2028, government officials said on Tuesday (Jun 17).
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BANGKOK: Thailand's Cabinet has approved a US$1.2 billion bid to host a Formula 1 street race in its capital Bangkok in 2028, government officials said on Tuesday (Jun 17).
BANGKOK: Thailand is planning a bid to host a Formula One street race in its capital Bangkok in 2028 and will seek cabinet approval for its proposal next week, a government official said on Monday (May 26).
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British-Thai driver Alex Albon says that Thailand is taking its bid to host a Formula One race "very seriously" after meeting the prime minister and seeing the plans for himself. Thailand is among a number of countries eager to host the sport for the first time, with a race around the streets of the capital Bangkok mooted. F1 chief Stefano Domenicali met Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra last month and Albon paid her a visit before this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. "We're trying to help get the Thai GP under way and seeing how we can help," Albon, who races for Williams and is Thailand's only F1 driver, told reporters on Thursday at Suzuka.
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