NSW Premier backs plan for Sydney F1 event

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has backed a proposal by Venues NSW to bring Australia’s F1 event to Sydney after its contract with Melbourne’s Albert Park expires in '25. Venues NSW Chair Tony Shepherd is "keen on hosting the Australian Grand Prix as part of a tourism push when international borders reopen." Perrottet said, "Why would the Formula 1 want to stay in Melbourne when you can come here? So we think we’re going to have a fighting chance to bring that event here." He added, "We would need to choose the route carefully to avoid disrupting people but it would be a great way to sell our city to the world" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 12/1).