Hamilton: Better London instead of Vietnam - and then into space

London (SID) The newly crowned five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken out against the expansion of Formula 1 to exotic countries and in return has campaigned for more races in classic motorsport countries. “If you had one in London in addition to the Grand Prix in Silverstone, that would be really cool,” said the Englishman in an interview with BBC Sport. Instead of in the British metropolis, the premier class will race in Vietnam for the first time in 2020. "From a racing driver's point of view, I don't know how important it is to go to such new countries," said Hamilton. The new owner of Formula 1, Liberty Media, announced that it would develop additional markets when it took over in 2017. This would continue the trend that has taken Formula 1 to countries such as China, Bahrain, Turkey, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, South Korea, India, Russia and Azerbaijan since 2004. In return, the races in the classic motorsport countries Great Britain, Germany, Italy, France and Belgium are always on the brink. "We have a lot of tradition in these countries, the USA is also coming back. But we only have one race there," explained Hamilton, "if that were my business, I would support more competitions there." He sometimes has problems with the new venues. "I was in India, which was strange given the poverty there. And then we have this huge, modern course somewhere in the middle of nowhere. I felt a conflict within myself," explained the Brit. Hardly anyone came to the race in Turkey. “Cool weekend, but few spectators,” said Hamilton. Hamilton also revealed a big life dream to the BBC. "I want to go into space," said the 33-year-old. "I was at NASA last year. That was breathtaking. After that, I had the dream of flying into space."

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Hamilton: Better London instead of Vietnam - and then into space

The newly crowned five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken out against the expansion of Formula 1 to exotic countries and in return has campaigned for more races in classic motorsport countries.

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