Melbourne will host F1 until 2020

Traditional opening stage of the season F1 for several years, the city of Melbourne will continue to host the premier discipline of motorsport until 2020. The new contract was signed last week in London with the great financier of F1 Bernie Ecclestone.

“Formula 1 is a key pillar of Victoria’s major sporting events strategy. This schedule is unrivaled worldwide, starting with the Australian Open tennis and Asian Football Cup in January, followed by the Cricket World Cup in February, Formula 1 in March? explains Denis Napthine, head of government of the state. We hope to see Daniel Ricciardo finally win the Australian Grand Prix and become world champion! »

Bernie Ecclestone also said he was very satisfied with the continued collaboration. “I want to congratulate Melbourne, for the way they present our sport. » Next year, F1 will also celebrate twenty years since its first arrival on the continent. It was first of all the urban circuit of Adelaide in South Australia which hosted the discipline between 1985 and 1995, before moving to the south-east and Melbourne in 1996.

Australia will open the 2015 world championship on March 15.