F1 welcomes newcomer Vietnam but older races sweat on future


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 8, 2018 Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in action during the race Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One welcomed Vietnam as its newest race on Wednesday while reminding some of the oldest, and British Grand Prix hosts Silverstone in particular, that they could take nothing for granted.

"We’re a 68-year-old entity and the nature of grand prix racing is that it is dynamic," Formula One's commercial managing director Sean Bratches said after it was announced that Hanoi will host a street race in April 2020.

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