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‘The costs far exceeded our expectations': Miami GP organisers report loss after being shocked by high costs

Managing partner of the Miami Grand Prix, Tom Garfinkel, has revealed that the teams and drivers generally left a good review of the race, but conceded that the event lost money. Formula 1’s first-ever visit to Miami had been anticipated for years after Sir Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo stated in 2017 their desire to race in the 305 and Vegas, which will also be on the schedule next season. The circuit was maligned for the loose traffic surface that Ricciardo compared to his farm in Perth, while Lando Norris added it was “game over” if the drivers left the racing line. READ: ‘Leclerc immediately cracked’: Ferrari should be worried after Verstappen’s Miami victory...
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