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In The Pitlane: Liberty Media takes back control in Brazil
The news again broke last week amid controversy that Formula 1 will move from Interlagos in Sao Paulo to a new purpose-built track on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. The construction of the new circuit would require the deforestation of the Camboatoa region with the felling of 200,000 trees something the developers claim will be negated by the planting of 700,000 new trees. In Brazil, there is mounting public opposition to the proposal with a petition entitled, “For the preservation of the Camboatoa Forest! Let the race track be somewhere else” already receiving over 28 million signatures. So why has Liberty Media chosen to leave behind a top 5 racetrack steeped in F1 history and much...
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