Formula 1 is already striking trouble as it tries to set up a grand prix in Miami – a second venue for the sport in the United States. An earlier attempt to establish a race in downtown Miami failed, but a new agreement in principle has now been reached between Liberty Media and Hard Rock Stadium. At a meeting of the Miami Gardens City Council on Wednesday, a lawyer representing the stadium promoted the idea of an F1 race before a resident exclaimed: 'We don't want it!' According to the Florida newspaper Bradenton Herald, a resolution opposing the race was passed unanimously on the basis of noise and pollution. 'There comes a time when you have to take a stand when you feel that...
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