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Milei wants Formula 1 back in Argentina: “We want to see Colapinto racing at home”
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Milei wants Formula 1 back in Argentina: “We want to see Colapinto racing at home”

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Javier Milei said Argentina wants Formula 1 to return after nearly three decades, with Franco Colapinto's popularity strengthening the campaign.
  • Milei made the remarks at the opening of the FIA American Congress in Buenos Aires, alongside FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
  • Argentina is renovating the Oscar and Juan Gálvez Autodrome, with a potential race considered for 2027 or 2028.

Javier Milei wants Formula 1 back in Argentina, and he made the goal explicit in Buenos Aires: "We want to see Colapinto in the country."

We want to see Colapinto in the country.

— Javier MileiMilei described his government's desire to bring Formula 1 back to Argentina with Franco Colapinto racing at home.

The president spoke at the inauguration of the American Congress of the International Automobile Federation, in the presence of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. He said Argentina is ready to receive Formula 1, a competition absent from the country since 1998.

Milei pointed to Argentina's deep motorsport tradition and the enthusiasm generated by Franco Colapinto, the Argentine driver who has become a major sporting phenomenon. His government is also looking to the renovation work at the Oscar and Juan Gálvez Autodrome, which is being upgraded to meet international homologation standards.

Argentina is ready to receive Formula 1.

— Javier MileiThe president said Argentina could host the championship again.

The project could lead to an Argentine race on the calendar in 2027, or by 2028 at the latest. Milei also stressed the country's enduring attachment to the sport: "Argentina has never stopped loving this sport."

Argentina has never stopped loving this sport.

— Javier MileiMilei highlighted the country's long-standing passion for motorsport.
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