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'Interlagos to be sold, Ecclestone to bid'

– Brazilian Grand Prix venue Autódromo José Carlos Pace is to go up for sale, with Bernie Ecclestone interested in bidding, according to the mayor of São Paulo.Interlagos hosted its first Formula 1 event back in 1972, before a run of races at Jacarepaguá, and has been a permanent fixture on the calendar since 1990.A sale would allow an upgrade to the facilities, with authorisation to build a hotel, luxury apartments and a museum named after three-time champion Ayrton Senna."The privatisation of the track is the guarantee of the continuity of Formula 1," mayor Joao Doria told Reuters."I understand that Formula 1 is important, but with private money, not public...
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