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Finnish motorsport body begins study into F1 event feasibility

A study is under way in Finland to evaluate the feasibility of hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the country, ostensibly at future MotoGP circuit KymiRing. A press conference was held on Wednesday to outline that 80 per cent of KymiRing, located around 130km North East of the capital Helsinki, has now been built. The circuit has a contract to host the Finnish Motorcycle Grand Prix from 2020 through 2024, having initially delayed from 2019, and a MotoGP test is pencilled for August this year. The 4.6-kilometre circuit will feature 18 turns while there are proposals for other facilities to be built in the area around the venue.   The venue is set to meet the FIA’s Grade 1 standard...
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