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Raikkonen, Hamilton, not keen on Rio move

Nov.15 F1's most experienced drivers are not keen on the idea of moving the Brazilian GP to Rio de Janeiro. The sport is openly contemplating abandoning Interlagos, where crime problems affect the F1 world almost annually, and switching to a new circuit in Rio for 2021. "I'm always happy to go to new venues, especially if it can be a good circuit where the racing can be good and interesting," Sergio Perez said. But Kimi Raikkonen, who has raced at Interlagos throughout his almost two decades in Formula 1, thinks swapping Sao Paulo for Rio would be "bad for the sport". "Everything here is connected with history. It's a great place and we have seen a lot of exciting...
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