Monaco GP is not getting axed, claims race organiser following rumours of F1 calendar shake-up

The Monaco GP looks set to retain its status as a Formula 1 race host despite suggestions it had been set to disappear as part of a calendar shake-up. The race in the principality — despite its limited overtaking opportunities — is often seen as the jewel in the crown of the motor-racing year. Ad/> But F1 owners Liberty are not shy of making change, as they have most recently shown by adding a Las Vegas race for 2023.

Formula 1Russell: We can't do anything crazy if we want to keep improvingAN HOUR AGO However, Monaco Automobile Club president Michel Boeri revealed there have been advanced talks between himself and F1 bosses, with a long-term agreement seemingly close to being finalised. «I want to talk about what has been written in the press,» Boeri said at a general meeting of his organisation. «People have talked about supposed difficulties after this year to stage Grand Prix races, with Liberty's price demands said to be too much for Monaco and that our GP would be no more.

Russell: We can't do anything crazy if we want to keep improving Verstappen: No reason to believe in title defence after rocky start »That is false. We are still in talks with them and now we have to make it concrete by signing a contract. /> «I don't know if the contract will last three or five years, but that's just the detail.» With Netflix's Drive To Survive series making the sport more popular and visible than ever, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali has a juggling act on his hands to manage the locations jostling for a place on an already-packed itinerary.