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    Spa’s winter overhaul revealed

    Feb 02, 2022 7 minutes

    SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS IS NEARING THE end of its government-backed £67m winter revamp aimed at both improving the safety of the Belgian Grand Prix venue and also attracting back one of its most famous motorcycle races.

    The circuit has agreed a deal to revive the Spa 24 Hours motorcycle race for the first time since 2003, with the event set to take place this June as part of the FIM Endurance World Championship. The event had been a major draw for the circuit back as far as the early 1970s when it began as the 24 Hours of Liège.

    However, in order to obtain the necessary FIM Grade C licence the Ardennes track had to commit to a raft of track alterations. This, along with the fallout from a handful of major incidents at the Eau Rouge/ Raidillon section, including the collision that claimed the life of F2 star Anthoine Hubert in 2019 and a huge crash during last year’s 24 Hours of Spa GT race which injured Williams’ F1 reserve Jack Aitken, has prompted the track’s bosses to commit to a wide range of safety and spectator upgrades.

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