Brazilian Grand Prix promoter Tamas Rohonyi says he is not worried about losing the Formula 1 race to Rio de Janeiro as the prospect of a switch from Interlagos to Rio fired up the Interlagos paddock. But Rohonyi told La Gazzetta dello Sport that he is '99 per cent' sure F1 is staying in Sao Paulo, 'Either F1 remains here or Brazil will no longer have a grand prix. As for the claims that F1 owner Liberty Media favours a switch to Rio, Rohonyi added: 'I do not comment on what I do not know. I only know that in Rio there is land with trees and animals, and at the moment it is still a land full of trees and animals. I believe that it is physically impossible for an event to take place there...
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