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Tourist train project could derail Mexican Grand Prix future

With a new Grand Prix contract deadline approaching, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday raised the possibility that Formula 1 races will not be held in the country from 2020 if they require resources from the federal government. Mexico signed a contract in 2014 for five races with the automobile championship, requiring millions of pesos in investment each year. The deadline for a contract renewal to host the sporting event from 2020 onward is 28 February. 'I am a bit cheap in these cases,' Lopez Obrador told reporters, adding that funds previously used to finance Formula 1 were now reserved for a tourist train his government plans to build in the south of the country....
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