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F1 plans move to Rio but faces environmental opposition

A letter from Formula 1 CEO, Chase Carey, has emerged that appears to confirm that the Brazilian Grand Prix will move from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro. Formula 1 has raced in Brazil since the early seventies and though it’s primary location has been at Interlagos in Sao Paulo, the majority of the eighties was spent at the Rio’s Jacarepagua circuit. The letter sent in September from Carey to Claudio Castro, Acting Governor of Rio de Janeiro, was posted to Instagram by Motorsport.com, and reads “I trust this letter finds you well and I hope you and your colleagues are doing as well as possible in these challenging and complicated times. “Thank you for your support to date for Formula...
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