Formula 1 extended the Brazilian Grand Prix through 2035, signing a five-year extension that keeps Interlagos on the calendar a half-decade beyond its current 2030 deal. The agreement between F1, Sao Paulo authorities, and the circuit's promoters is the latest long-term lockup of a key market—Liberty Media's way of cementing the sport's foothold in traditional strongholds while infrastructure money flows in. Interlagos has held the race since 1990, when the calendar shifted from Rio, and remains one of the few classic venues to survive F1's global expansion. But the circuit's facilities have aged, and Brazil's public investment in upgrades has been fitful. The decade-long runway gives local officials budget certainty to follow through on improvements without the usual election-cycle chaos. That stability matters: with F1's calendar now pushing 24 races, the sport needs its legacy venues in fighting shape to balance the glitz of newer stops.
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