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m3_lover
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Isn't Herman Tike building and designing the new Grand Prix venue For Mexico?
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Supposedly so, but this is already from 2004:
pitpass wrote:26/10/2004

As reported last week, Mexico will host a round of the Formula One World Championship from 2007.

Following last weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix, F1 commercial rights owner Bernie Ecclestone, travelled to Mexico to conclude the deal.

Sadly, and contrary to previous reports, the track will be designed by Hermann Tilke, the man responsible for new tracks in Bahrain, Shanghai and Istanbul, a designer who constantly opts for style over substance.

The track, which will cost an estimated $70m (£38.5m), which will be located near the holiday resort of Cancun, will host Mexico's first round of the Formula One World Championship since 1992.

The addition of Mexico to the calendar, will place further pressure on circuits such as Silverstone, Magny-Cours, Imola and the Nurburgring, as Ecclestone looks for ever more glamorous locations, and governments willing to agree to his financial demands.
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cool....another circuit. Lets see what's next. Maybe they'll start racing on the Moon?? lol.........I never knew that there was another circuit for 2007.
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i hope Tilke does a good job with this one [-o< [-o< most of his tracks are bad, but they are getting better, Turkey is certainly an improvement.
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Tom
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I don't know that Mexico particularely wants F1. There weren't many spectators at the A1GP, nor do the locals particularely appreciate the rally.

Did they not stop racing F1 in Mexico due to crowd control problems though?
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The Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One auto race held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. It first appeared as a non-championship event in 1962 before being held between 1963-1970 and 1986-1992.

The Mexican Grand Grix is due to make a return to the Formula One calendar in 2007 at a new $70 million circuit, Mantarraya, that will be designed by Hermann Tilke and built near Cancún.

Year Driver Constructor Location Report

1992 Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault
1991 Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault
1990 Alain Prost Ferrari
1989 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda
1988 Alain Prost McLaren-Honda
1987 Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda
1986 Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW
1970 Jacky Ickx Ferrari
1969 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford
1968 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford
1967 Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
1966 John Surtees Cooper-Maserati
1965 Richie Ginther Honda
1964 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax
1963 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
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