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Spa boss says losing annual F1 slot bad for region

Mar.12 The managing director of Spa-Francorchamps has admitted that losing its annual Formula 1 slot is bad news for the Belgian circuit and the wider region, as the Ardennes track prepares to share its grand prix berth with Barcelona from 2028. Formula 1 confirmed last month that Spa will host grands prix in 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2031, with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya taking the alternating years of 2028, 2030 and 2032 in a new rotational arrangement. Amaury Bertholome, Spa's managing director, told Belgian broadcaster RTBF the arrangement represented a genuine blow. 'For the region, it's bad news, since the Grand Prix has the significant advantage of generating over 50 million...
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