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Fresh hope for Interlagos' spot on 2020 calendar

Interlagos may be able to host the Brazilian GP in 2020 after the Sao Paulo city council decided to keep the track off the market. Major doubt was cast over the circuit and its future hosting of the Brazilian Grand Prix when Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro said that the race would move to Rio de Janeiro in 2020 at a brand new track which would be built in time for the event. The announcement received largely negative feedback, with four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel also voicing his surprise, but Interlagos' promoters were the most surprised as they insisted a valid contract was in place to host the event which they have done so since 1990 until 2020. The event has lost government...
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