A return to F1?
Argentina is ready to experience a particularly exciting moment related to the world of Formula 1: on 26 April, home idol Franco Colapinto will take his Alpine through the streets of Buenos Aires, with the capital itself at the center of an important project. In this case, the Circus could seriously return to the calendar at the Autodromo Oscar y Juan Galvez, where the last edition of the South American GP took place in 1998.
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When?
The track is currently unusable due to modernization and redevelopment work on the facility, with the interventions set to finish in time for the return of MotoGP scheduled for next year. However, in addition to the World Championship (which in recent seasons had held its races at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit), the intention of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, together with a local promoter, the OSD Group, is to bring Formula 1 back in the same year should the opportunity arise, or more concretely in 2028.
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Not surprisingly, during the Miami GP weekend, a meeting will be held with the top management of Liberty Media to present the project aimed at welcoming Formula 1 back to Argentina. Just last year in Miami, there was an initial meeting with the company that owns F1, but according to the latest statements from the Sports Secretary of Buenos Aires, Fabian Turnes, there has been significant progress in the ongoing work. The greatest possibility would be to see the Argentine GP back on the calendar in 2028, but an opportunity could also arise in 2027, thanks to the contract expiration of some tracks and, something that no one hopes for (starting with Turnes himself), the continuation of the war in the Middle East, which has already cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs scheduled for this month.
