Formula 1 has confirmed that the Mexican Grand Prix will remain on the calendar into the 2020s after a new multi-year deal was reached. Mexico’s renewal was widely expected for several months, with the city’s mayor revealing on Wednesday that a new deal was to be signed, ahead of the announcement today (Thursday). The extension confirms Mexico’s place on the Formula 1 calendar until at least 2022, with the event to be privately funded, following the withdrawal of public money. That had threatened the future of an event which has been among the best attended and most popular on the calendar since it returned in 2015, boosted by the presence of local hero Sergio Perez. The...
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