Losing “favourite track” Spa from F1 would be “big shame”

As F1’s owner Liberty Media is seeking to expand the calendar with new races outside Europe, Spa’s Belgian Grand Prix is one of the traditional European races under severe threat.

The Belgian GP organisers are making a last-ditch effort to save the historic race and seal a new contract with FOM, after the track invested in upgraded facilities and committed to improve its entertainment offering during the grand prix weekend.

But with South Africa likely to join Las Vegas as…