Motor racing-Australia extends F1 deal, Saudi Arabia to open 2024 season


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - April 10, 2022 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in action during the race REUTERS/Loren Elliott/

(Reuters) - The Australian Grand Prix will remain in Melbourne until at least 2037 with a new deal to be the season-opening race on at least four occasions and Saudi Arabia to kick off the 2024 campaign, the Victoria state government said on Thursday.

The deal for a further two years at Albert Park follows a 10-year extension announced in June.

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