CEO of Formula One World Championships Ltd. F1 can't wait to return to China for the race

(4th CIIE) Formula One World Championship Co., Ltd. CEO: F1 can't wait to return to China for the competition

Shanghai, November 6 (China News Service) "The ongoing epidemic situation around the world means that the f1 Chinese Grand Prix will not appear in the calendar of the 2022 season, but F1 can't wait to return to China for the race and looks forward to an early reunion with fans." Once conditions permit, the F1 Chinese Grand Prix will be restored to the calendar as soon as possible. Stefano Domenicali, CEO and chairman of Formula One World Championship Co., Ltd., said via video link at the Fourth Ciie Expo on the 6th.

As one of the world's top three sports events, F1 debuted at the Expo in a different way. At the booth, a red and blue Formula 1 car from two-time world champion Fernando Alonso and Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu's Alpine team stopped at the scene, which was also the first time that an F1 car "drove into" the Expo.

On the same day, Shanghai Jiushi Sports Industry Development (Group) Co., Ltd. and Formula 1 World Championship Co., Ltd. officially signed a new phase of cooperation agreement on the f1 Chinese Grand Prix and F1 E-sports China Championship: by 2025, the F1 Chinese Grand Prix will continue to settle in Shanghai, so that this international top event loved by car fans will continue to take root in China; and the f1 e-sports China Championship, as the world's first regional f1 e-sports event, will also take Shanghai as the main front, using "sports + e-sports" Ways to embrace more young people in the Chinese region.

Guo Jianfei, secretary of the party committee and chairman of Shanghai Jiushi (Group) Co., Ltd., said that we arranged the signing activities at the scene of the Expo for the first time, which is not only a positive response to Shanghai's implementation of a high level of opening up in the new era, but also a solemn commitment to all sectors of society that we will continue to do a good job in the f1 Chinese Grand Prix and F1 e-sports China Championship.

Stefano Domenicali said: "This is exciting news for fans all over China. We are pleased to announce that, after this round of signing, the F1 China Grand Prix will continue to settle in Shanghai until 2025. Our relationship with the event promoter, Kushi Sports, is very strong and we look forward to continuing our long-term cooperation with each other. ”

In addition, the new f1 e-sports simulator, a new competition equipment for the f1 e-sports China Championship, was also unveiled at the event site. Xie Tian, deputy general manager of Shanghai Jiushi Wisdom Sports Co., Ltd., said that the f1 real car and the f1 e-sports appeared at the Expo at the same time, and we hope to open up the boundary between the real and the virtual, so that the fans can feel the charm of f1 more truly. (End)

Source: China News Network