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  1.   34McDowellFan posted:
  01.01.2020 - 10:27 pm
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Will host the inaugural Vietnamese Grand Prix in 2020


  2.   Canadianfan posted:
  03.06.2020 - 9:35 pm
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A final decision will be made on this race on March 11th.


  3.   JSPorts posted:
  03.06.2020 - 9:40 pm
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I hope it can be run. It would be a shame to have to cancel any race,
but especially the inaugural GP at a track.


  4.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.11.2020 - 12:07 pm
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Flag of Vietnam:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Vietnam#/media/File:Flag_of_Vietnam.svg

The initial race for this track was initially scheduled for April 5,
2020 but now it is being delayed due to the global Coronavirus outbreak.


  5.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.11.2020 - 12:31 pm
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Vietnam is IIRC the third country to get a listing on Racing-Reference
for having a track but without having any drivers race in a series
tracked by this site. The first would have been Bahrain (which since has
V8 Supercars entrant Fahad Al Muslim listed) with Azerbaijan the second
(they've had a few lower tier racers) and all of them getting listings
via modern Formula 1 Grand Prix races. I couldn't even find a listing
for any Vietnamese drivers on DriverDB. Granted auto racing isn't a good
match for real Communist ideals and hasn't proven universally popular in
Asia even in countries with strong economies (take note of how few South
Korean racers we've seen through the years and Malaysia). Perhaps this
F1 race can promote the sport and increase interest for the future.


  6.   Corey posted:
  03.11.2020 - 1:14 pm
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@4 Nothing official has been said about a postponed. It's being rumored
but I don't think any official statement will be made til March 15th. It
could be outright cancelled.


  7.   Anonymous posted:
  03.13.2020 - 9:13 am
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The 2020 F1 Vietnamese Grand Prix has been postponed


  8.   Canadianfan posted:
  03.17.2020 - 12:48 pm
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From Adam Stern:

@F1 is considering running races four weekends in a row for the first
time due to the coronavirus situation, per @TGruener.

- F1 may place the postponed Vietnam grand prix before or after Japan in
October, and either way would result in four straight.


  9.   JSPorts posted:
  03.17.2020 - 12:53 pm
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I hope this race still runs. If it takes 4 races in a row, so be it.


  10.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.09.2020 - 5:03 pm
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From Andrew Benson:

Vietnamese Grand Prix dropped from 2021 F1 schedule plus full planned
calendar - BBC Sport

Excerpt:

? The move has been triggered by the arrest on corruption charges of a
key official responsible for the race in Hanoi.

Hanoi People's Committee chairman Nguyen Duc Chung was arrested in
August for alleged appropriation of documents containing state secrets.

The case is not related to his involvement in the grand prix.

However, Chung was the key figure in the race being introduced and
championed it with the national government. His absence has led to a
vacuum and Vietnamese authorities have told F1 that the government has
other priorities, including key elections, the pandemic and recovery
from a typhoon.

Talks are ongoing with regard to a possible race in Vietnam in 2022, but
the situation raises the significant possibility that the event will
fail to materialise.?


  11.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.16.2020 - 1:21 pm
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From Vietnam+:

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Grand Prix Limited Liability Company (VGPC) is
engaging in negotiations with the Formula One (F1) World Championship
organisers on the holding of the race in Vietnam next year, a
representative of the company has said.

Vietnam is currently not on the tentative 2021 F1 calendar, which is
projected to have 23 races, including those cancelled this year in
Australia, Monaco, Canada, and China.

The cancellation of the 2020 F1 race in Vietnam was officially announced
in mid-October, due to the impact of COVID-19.

The pandemic has forced the cancellation of 13 F1 races worldwide.

The VGPC said it will provide refunds to all customers who purchased
tickets for the Vietnam Grand Prix.

Initially slated for April 3-5 in Hanoi, it was expected to attract some
300,000 visitors and promote Vietnam's tourism industry./.


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