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Formula 1 Is Returning to Buenos Aires? How President Javier Milei Plans to Hijack the Race Calendar

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While Brazil and Mexico have dominated the Latin American Formula 1 landscape for decades, a massive new political push is brewing to bring the pinnacle of motorsport back to Buenos Aires. For the first time since 1998, Argentina is officially throwing its hat into the ring to host a Grand Prix—and the campaign is being spearheaded by the President of the nation himself. According to recent reports (via Reuters), Argentine President Javier Milei

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Argentine President Javier Milei said on Saturday that he will participate in the American Congress of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to be held in his country

·Bogota, Colombia
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In a statement that seems more like a campaign action to win votes for the next 2027 elections, the president said he will speak with the FIA to bring the highest category of sports motorsports to Buenos Aires. The works of remodeling the Autodrome, which stops to be called Fangio Circuit, began, in that objective, in January of this year, as well as the dealings with the international authorities of sports motorsports.

·Argentina
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Buenos Aires, 23 August (NA) - The national government seeks to speed up efforts to bring about the return of Formula 1 to Argentina, in a context marked by the steady progress of the refurbishment works in the Autodrome of the City of Buenos Aires and the impact generated by the arrival of the Franco Colappinto driver to the highest category. To reinforce this objective, President Javier Milei will participate in the American Congress of the In…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore, Singapore on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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