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Milei puts himself in the driver's seat to bring F1 back to Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 22 : Argentine President Javier Milei said on Sunday that he would push to bring Formula 1 back to Argentina, a race the nation has not hosted since 1998, and that he would personally drum up support in the coming weeks.Milei said in a radio interview that he would attend the International Automobile Federation's (FIA) Americas Congress, which is scheduled to take place between August 31 and September 2 in the capital. The gathering, hosted by the Automovil Club Argentino, marks Argentina's return to the international motorsport stage — the country has not hosted the event in nearly three decades."We are going to work to have Formula 1 back in Argentina again," Milei said. "I'm also going to have a meeting with the people from the FIA." Momentum has been building: since t
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