F1 makes additional changes to Miami GP proposal for crunch meeting

Formula 1 has been forced into further changes to its Miami Grand Prix proposal ahead of a crunch meeting on the🐻 race.

After its initial bid to run the race around Miami’s downtown areaꦫ and over a bridge was met with objections, F1’s latest plan to secure a deal sees the race moved to around Miami Dolphins’ NFL stadium.

But fresh objections from ꦡlocals have surfaced which has triggered additional tweaks to its plan.

Miami Grand Prix, F1,
Miami Grand Prix, F1,
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Formula 1 has been forced into furthe🗹r changes to its Miami Grand Prix proposal ahead of a crunch meeting on the race.

After its initial bid to run the race around Miami’s downt🃏own area and over a bridge was met♑ with objections, F1’s latest plan to secure a deal sees the race moved to around Miami Dolphins’ NFL stadium.

But fresh objections fr🦩om locals have surfaced which has triggered additional tweaks to its plaಌn.

While the proposed race will still take place around the Hard Rock Stadium, the layout has been altered to eliminate the use of Northwest 199th Street following fears from local resid💖ents on traffic disruption.

An additional tweak will see no track action take place un꧑til 3pm on the Friday of the✃ race weekend in order to avoid causing problems to local schools.

“The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix is another example of a world-class event coming to our region,” Tom Garfink﷽el, Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium Vice Chairman and CEO, said. “Like the Super Bowl, an event like this provides a unique opportunity to proudly showcase our region to the world.”

A meeting over the plans takes place with the Miami-Dade County commissioners on Wednesday (January 22), which will vote on the sꦉtadium’s zonal areas and the rights to hold motor racing.

The changes c♛ome as the latest challenge to F1’s pursuit of another race in the United States, to run alongside the US GP held at the Circuit of the Americas, as the sport looks to e🐬xpand its presence in North America.

If the Miami plans gets the green light, it would see F1 return to the state of Florida for the first time since the 1959🔯 Unit🔥ed Stated Grand Prix at Sebring.

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