Argentina’s president Javier Milei has vowed to lobby for Formula 1’s return to the country for the first time since 1998, citing the rising profile of Alpine driver Franco Colapinto. Milei framed the push as a national priority, but cautioned that any return to Buenos Aires remains premature.
The last Argentine Grand Prix took place at the Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez in 1998, and the circuit has since undergone no upgrades to meet modern F1 standards. Milei’s announcement follows months of political and social momentum around Colapinto, who became the first Argentine to race in F1 since José María López in 2015.
No timeline or concrete steps have been outlined, and the government has not indicated whether it would fund infrastructure changes. F1’s commercial rights holder has not commented on the proposal.
