The mayor of Miami-Dade County has vetoed a resolution that would have blocked the use of public roads for the Miami Grand Prix. Formula 1 announced recently that a deal in principal had been reached to add a race around the streets of Miami to the calendar from 2021, but it drummed up fierce criticism from local residents in the Miami Gardens area – the plans involved the use of a half-mile section of 199th street. Pollution, noise and road closures were all concerns, but those protests have suffered a major blow after Mayor Carlos Gimenez vetoed the resolution which would have blocked the use of public roads, a resolution which was passed after a county commissioners meeting on...
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