Formula 1 Heads to Qatar in Latest Win for 2022 World Cup Host

Drivers take the start of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit in Sochi on September 26, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)Photographer: ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP

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By Adveith Nair

September 30, 2021 at 12:08 PM UTC

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Qatar will host its first Formula 1 motor race in November and get a permanent spot on the championship calendar under a 10-year deal that starts in 2023, the latest sporting win for the host of next year’s Soccer World Cup.