Korea has taken initial step toward returning to Formula 1’s calendar.
Korea hosted a round of the championship between 2010 and 2013, at a purpose-built circuit near Mokpo, in the south west of the country. The intention was to construct a city around the circuit, making it an attractive destination, but such plans from the regional government never came to pass.
It was an unpopular and unprofitable event in an awkward location, hence its brief four-year stay, and its loss was not mourned.
Korea has been linked with a comeback for a while, with the city of Busan initially mooted, and the mayor of Incheon, Yoo Jeong-bok, visited Suzuka and met Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, to deliver a letter of intent.
Authorities in Korea are intrigued by the prospect of holding an event in the Incheon district that is very close to capital city Seoul. A date of 2027, or 2026 at the earliest, would be a likely starting point and it is expected that it would be a street-style event.
No new round is expected to join Formula 1’s 2025 calendar.
U.K.-based Phillip Horton started covering Grands Prix while still at university and swiftly deemed that writing about Formula 1 and the behind-the-scenes machinations was much more engaging than reading centuries-old novels. Degree gained, he went on to cover the sport full-time from 2014 and is as intrigued and excited by the destinations Formula 1 visits during its lengthy annual world tour as the racing itself. Phillip joined Autoweek in 2021 and while he has just about learned to spell in American English he has yet to find anywhere in America that makes a proper cup of tea.
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