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F1 agrees Miami Grand Prix

Published:Friday | October 18, 2019 | 12:24 AM
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso of Spain during the second practice session for the Formula One US Grand Prix race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Friday, October 20, 2017.
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McLaren driver Fernando Alonso of Spain during the second practice session for the Formula One US Grand Prix race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Friday, October 20, 2017.

MIAMI, Florida (AP):

Formula One (F1) has reached preliminary agreement to race in Miami in 2021, giving the global series a second race in the United States.

Despite an earlier push for a street race in downtown Miami that would provide views of waterfront racing, the Miami Grand Prix would instead be on a course running through the parking lots at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

Formula One said the plan is to race in the month of May. The deal must still be approved by Miami-Dade County officials by October 28.

The Miami race would join the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, as US races on the calendar. It would also give F1 a fourth race in North America, joining Montreal and Mexico City.