White Kart Lane: Tottenham sign 15-year deal with F1 for in-stadium track

Combustion engine sounds will reverberate around the Tottenham Hotspur stadium from this autumn after Spurs signed a 15-year motorsport deal with F1 to build a go-karting track inside the ground. The venue is to be built under the South Stand and is expected to be the longest indoor track in London when it opens.

The stadium already hosts music concerts, boxing and rugby already and the facility, which is not in use at any other European football ground, will include separate tracks for both adults and juniors and has been accredited by the National Karting Association, making the course a potential future venue for national karting championship races.

The karting experience is being hailed by the club as a long-term partnership that Tottenham and F1 hope will create apprenticeship and career opportunities for local young people and bring greater diversity to the motorsport industry, particularly for women and underrepresented groups.

In particular, the belief is that the driver academy programme at the north London venue will widen the motorsport talent pool and help to identify the next generation of F1 drivers. The club and F1 have pledged to deliver educational activities for schools, to engage local young people in motorsport and showcase career opportunities and pathways in areas such as engineering and software development.

Stefano Domenicali, Formula One CEO, said: “As we continue to grow our sport around the world, partnering with world renowned brands like Tottenham Hotspur allows us to take F1 and motorsport to new and diverse audiences.

“The karting experience will be a destination and place that families, friends and aspiring drivers from all over the world will want to visit and enjoy, engaging new