A "Formula 1" track will be built in Crimea. This was announced to journalists on July 24 by the well-known motorsport fan, Minister of Transport and Communications of Ukraine Yevhen Chervonenko. He noted that Formula 1 engineers considered several cities, including Kyiv, and chose a track in Crimea, reports the website amh.ru with reference to IA "Podrobnosti". \n \nIn 2002, Kyiv mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko, after Mikki Hakkinen's visit to Ukraine, already stated that there were plans to build a Formula 1 track. He even named the location – Hidropark. \n \nAlready this year, Chervonenko hinted that a Formula 1 track could be built in Kyiv, and the location – the "Chaika" motor racing circuit \n \nAccording to the minister, negotiations are currently underway regarding the project, schedules and financing of construction. Chervonenko noted that "Formula-1" in Ukraine will not take a single kopiyka from the Ukrainian budget. In his conviction, the construction of a "Formula-1" track is capable of attracting large investments. \n \n"Each 'Formula-1' is hundreds of millions in direct taxes or investments," said Chervonenko. \n \nHe also reported that from September 16 to 18, the first stage of the European Rally Championship in the history of independent Ukraine will take place in Yalta. He also noted that this event will also not require state funds, and will attract 200-300 thousand tourists additionally. \n \nChervonenko also reported that if the president allows him, he will participate in this rally with a "famous racer - a member of the European Parliament." \n