Thailand’s plans to hold a Formula 1 race on the streets of the capital have been put on hold after the government passed a bill banning racing in the city’s centre.
The proposal for a Bangkok Grand Prix was well advanced, with local authorities submitting a plan for a 6km street circuit, taking in several of the capital’s landmarks.
The organisers were targetting a race deal for 2015.
According to Kriangphon Pattanarat, director general of city planning department, a law was passed in May, banning such events.
“The law came into effect on May 16 prohibiting car racing in inner Bangkok because that area is a conservation for culture and arts,” he told AFP.
It isn’t clear if the organisers will try and find a new location for the race, or will scrap the plans altogether.
