The Brazilian Grand Prix's future has been secured for the next seven seasons.
The races contract has been extended to at least 2020 and will remain at the 2.7 mile Interlagos circuit. However, changes will be made for future races.
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone met Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad on the Wednesday prior to the Japanese Grand Prix to agree the deal.
However, one condition of the agreement is the construction of a brand new pit and paddock complex. The current pit complex is an aging facility and the current position of the pit area has remained the same since its first race in 1973.
Construction on the new development will start next year. It will be situated between the third and fourth corners on the current track layout and looks set to be completed in time for the 2015 race.
The track hosted its first F1 round in 1972, a non-championship event that was won by Argentine Carlos Reutemann. The track held Brazil's inaugural world championship round the year after and has hosted 30 F1 races overall.
Bernie Ecclestone had been in talks with other cities in hosting the Brazilian Grand Prix after claiming the facilities at the Sao Paulo track were the worst in Formula 1.
Despite looking into the possibility of relocating the race, he eventually signed a new deal that cements the future of the charming Interlagos circuit on the F1 calendar.
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F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone met Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad on the Wednesday prior to the Japanese Grand Prix to agree the deal.
However, one condition of the agreement is the construction of a brand new pit and paddock complex. The current pit complex is an aging facility and the current position of the pit area has remained the same since its first race in 1973.
Construction on the new development will start next year. It will be situated between the third and fourth corners on the current track layout and looks set to be completed in time for the 2015 race.
The track hosted its first F1 round in 1972, a non-championship event that was won by Argentine Carlos Reutemann. The track held Brazil's inaugural world championship round the year after and has hosted 30 F1 races overall.
Bernie Ecclestone had been in talks with other cities in hosting the Brazilian Grand Prix after claiming the facilities at the Sao Paulo track were the worst in Formula 1.
Despite looking into the possibility of relocating the race, he eventually signed a new deal that cements the future of the charming Interlagos circuit on the F1 calendar.
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