Hopes of a Formula 1 return to Argentina have been raised following an inspection of the Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires by FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting this week.
The circuit has hosted F1 on 21 occasions, the last coming in 1998, but the South America nation has been one of several countries touted for a potential future return as the sport looks to grow in all areas of the world including the Americas where races in Austin and Mexico have joined in the last five years.
On the trip, Whiting was reportedly reasonably pleased with the facilities though did point out areas of improvement in order to reach the Grade 1 status all circuits need to host an F1 Grand Prix with the layout bearing some similarities to the Hungaroring.
It’s not yet known if this will lead to a full attempt at a comeback to the F1 calendar but with MotoGP having visited the Autodromo Termos de Rio Hondo since 2014 and Liberty Media suggesting at an expansion of up to 25 races per season, a race in Argentina would likely be welcomed to continue the trend of classic F1 destinations returning following Mexico in 2015 and France coming in 2018.
