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Catalonia president steps in to save Spanish GP

Catalonia regional president Quim Torra has moved to boost Barcelona's dwindling chances of keeping the Spanish grand prix on the F1 calendar. It is widely believed that Zandvoort, a Dutch circuit, will take Barcelona's race date in 2020, ending a 28-year run of Spanish grands prix. But Barcelona's hopes looked brighter on Sunday, as Catalonia president Torra shook hands with F1 chief executive Chase Carey in the paddock. 'I also met with Mr Carey in March and today we did it again,' Torra told El Mundo Deportivo newspaper. 'Catalonia is a motoring region, we have extraordinary infrastructure and a citizenship that wants to see F1 and also some very important economic results,' he said....
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