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Perez: A shame if we lose the Mexican Grand Prix

Mexican driver Sergio Perez fears his country could spend decades in the Formula 1 wilderness if Mexico City loses its slot on the World Championship calendar after this year's grand prix. Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that funds used to pay for Formula One would in future go towards a tourist train the government plans to build in the south of the country. 'I really hope we can keep it (the race),' Perez told reporters during pre-season testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday. 'It cost us so much to get a place and now if we lose the place, I think probably that will be the end,' added the Racing Point driver. 'We will have to wait another...
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