Vietnamese GP to be left off 2021 Formula One calendar


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - November 1, 2020 General view during the race Pool via Reuters/Davide Gennari

LONDON (Reuters) - Vietnam's first Formula One Grand Prix in Hanoi, cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will not be held in 2021 either due to local issues, the BBC and sources reported on Monday.

The BBC said the move followed the arrest in August of Hanoi People's Committee chairman Nguyen Duc Chung. A source with knowledge of next year's calendar confirmed to Reuters that the race was not listed.

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