Fenced off to the public and dotted with plastic waste, Hanoi's Formula One race circuit lies largely abandoned as hopes fade that Vietnam's capital will ever host a Grand Prix. The city was due to make its F1 debut in 2020 but the event was shelved due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Hanoi has not appeared on the race calendar since.

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