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Mexican Grand Prix will go ahead as planned despite earthquake

Next month's Mexican Grand Prix will go ahead as planned, organisers say, despite the earthquake that hit the capital Mexico City on Tuesday. Rodrigo Sanchez, marketing head of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodrigues, said the track was not damaged. Sanchez said: "It's been inspected twice already from the track surface and also the buildings, and it's OK. "We'll continue doing assessments as we go but so far there's really no concern (about facilities). We'll have a race." The grand prix is scheduled for 27-29 October and is the third-last event of the 20-race 2017 season. Media playback is not supported on this device The strong quake was felt in the capital, Mexico City Sanchez...
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