Suzuka signs for three additional seasons
Suzuka, to the great delight of fans and drivers, made its return to the F1 calendar in this 2009 season after a two-year absence. The organizers now announce that they have signed a three-year contract to continue hosting the Japanese Grand Prix. «We are delighted that the Suzuka Circuit will now safeguard one of our […]
Suzuka, to the great delight of fans and drivers, made its return to the F1 calendar in this 2009 season after a two-year absence. The organizers now announce that they have signed a three-year contract to continue hosting the Japanese Grand Prix.
«We are delighted that the Suzuka Circuit will now safeguard one of our most important national sporting events by hosting the Japanese Grand Prix for the next three years,» said Mr. Hiroshi Oshima, president of the race promoters Mobilityland Corporation, a subsidiary of Honda.
The Suzuka circuit was masterfully designed by John Hugenholtz, who is also responsible for the layouts of Zandvoort (Netherlands), Zolder (Belgium), and Jarama (Spain). Suzuka hosted the Japanese Grand Prix for the first time in 1987 and remained on the F1 calendar until the race was moved to the Toyota-owned Fuji track in 2007 and 2008. This year, Fuji announced that it would not host the Grand Prix in 2010 for economic reasons.
“I have done and will continue to do everything necessary to ensure that the Japanese Grand Prix remains successful,” declared the F1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone.
