Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) and FIA President Jean Todt (Source: VNA)

Chung expressed wish for continued support from Todt to complete the racetrack as scheduled. Chung said Hanoi has been chosen as a venue for important international events recently, notably the second DPRK-USA Summit in February, adding that the Vietnamese people and Hanoians look forward to F1 race and the municipal authorities are doing their best to make it a success.

Todt, for his part, said Hanoi’s hosting of the race will help improve Vietnam’s status in Asia. 
Todt hoped that the hosting of F1 race by 2020 will raise public awareness on traffic safety and mitigate accidents. 
Earlier on November 7, 2018, Hanoi announced that it will hold the F1 race, making Vietnam the 22nd country in the world to host it. 
The first racetrack will be around My Dinh stadium.