(Reuters) - Mexico is to return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2015 after a 23-year absence, Alejandro Soberon, president of live events company CIE, confirmed on Wednesday. "Start your engines, F1 will return to Mexico next year," Soberon was quoted as saying on the BBC's website. The race will be held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone earlier told the Forbes magazine website that the deal had been agreed. There are two Mexican drivers currently on the F1 grid, Esteban Gutierrez at Sauber and Force India's Sergio Perez who have both been bankrolled by Carlos Slim, said Forbes.

Source: Forbes May 18, 2024 22:43 UTC