The mayor🐲 of Barranquilla Jaime Pumarejo wants his city to stage a grand prix in the coming years, saying the “process is progressing favourably” but admitting “there is still a lot of work to be done”. 

“It is a real, palpable possibility," Pumarejo told Colombian newspaper El Heraldo.  

“๊It is a financially sustainable project that brings investment to the city by being promoted by the private sector. 

“Iಞt is not yet a reality, but we are in the race, and we hope to reach the finish line. We don’t want to raise false expectations yet. 

“If it is signed, we could be talking about 2024 or 2025 and ꩵit woulཧd be signed, hopefully, for 10 years.”

Initial plans for a circuit layout have already been drawn up in the metropolitan area of Barranquilla, which is located on the coast of the Cari🃏bbean Sea, around 1,000km from Colombia’s capita☂l, Bogota. 

“Two semi-urban🍷 routes have been identified and approved, a plan A and a plan B,” Pumarejo added.

“In one of the routes, the river is✨ the main protagonist, but both are within ꦇthe metropolitan area.”

F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenic💙ali reportedly visited Barranquilla following the recent Mexico City Grand Prix to see the plans for himself. 

If plans for a Caribbean Grand Prix went ahead it would see two races take place in South America, adding to the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil. 

F1 has enjoyed a recent expansion into the Americas, with Maimi making its debut earlier this year and Las Vegas featuring on a 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:record-breaking 24-rou🎀nd calendar in 2023. 

Other new venues to have joined F1 in the Liberty Media era includ𓂃e Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the Middle Eastও.