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Too many F1 races held in Europe

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost feels that too many races on the Formula 1 calendar are held in Europe. In the 2017 season, seven of the 20 races will be held in Europe, and from 2018, that number will rise to eight due to the returning French Grand Prix. With that in mind, Tost pointed out that the F1 chiefs have to look elsewhere in order to grow the sport. “For me, we must head to other destinations. There are too many grands prix in Europe,” he told Austria’s Tiroler Tageszeitung. When asked about which destinations F1 should target, Tost labelled South Africa and India as the two biggest places where no races are held. He added that more races need to be held in...
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