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Sao Paulo judge suspends city's Formula 1 contract

The city of Sao Paulo’s new contract with Formula 1 has been temporarily suspended by a judge in the wake of a public petition. Formula 1’s previous deal to race at Interlagos expired after 2020 – though last year's event never took place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There had been proposals for Formula 1 to move its Brazilian round to a new venue, supported by the President, for 2021. But the planned circuit, set to be located in the Deodoro suburb of Rio de Janeiro, faced opposition owing to environmental concerns. A new five-year contract was instead agreed for Formula 1 to remain at Sao Paulo from 2021 through 2025, with the event renamed in lieu of the city rather than the...
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