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Federal gov’t backs F1 Brazilian Grand Prix future

Federal gov't backs F1 Brazilian Grand Prix future The federal government has vowed to help Brazil secure its place on the F1 calendar. Amid the country's economic recession, and delayed upgrade works at the Interlagos track, the race in Sao Paulo has been granted only a provisional date on the 2017 schedule. On his way to the race venue, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone last week visited new Brazilian president Michel Temer in the capital Brasilia. And now, local reports reveal that federal ministers Marx Beltrao (tourism) and Leonardo Picciani (sport) attended Sunday's race and said they were backing Interlagos' future on the calendar. When asked about Interlagos' delayed circuit upgrades,...
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