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BRAZIL and MEXICO could sue FORMULA 1 for canceling the 2020 races

Race organizers in Brazil and Mexico could sue the majority owners of Formula 1 Liberty Medio for canceling the 2020 season races.

Photo: Bojan Vrbnjak

Tamas Rohonyi, race organizer for GP of Brazil on the racetrack Interlagos near Sao Paulo, is an officer The State of São Paulo said he is the majority owner Formula 1 canceled their race for an unacceptable reason.

"The contract can only be terminated due to force majeure. This is something that is not under the control of the parties involved, for example if the plane crashes into cars or that we are at least a meter under water," so Brazilian. But great men Formula 1 they said all the races are on both American continents, including the race in Montreal, canceled due to a coronavirus pandemic. Rohonyi told the said newspaper that the organizer could be in Brazil connect Mexican counterpart and to seek justice in a British court.

The organizer of the race in Brazil, Tamas Rohonyi, is outraged by the move by the Formula 1 leadership, which canceled the races on both American continents and is announcing a lawsuit.

But with Italian colleagues from Journal of Sport they believe there could be a dispute between Liberty Media in Rohonyiem associated with it because he wants to Rio de Janeiro take over the performance of the Brazilian race. As for the cancellation of this year's race, Rohonyi he says it will be a decision Formula 1 race organizers v Interlagos cost millions. “This is a major economic loss. We have not yet started selling tickets, but there are commitments with sponsors, suppliers and employees."

The organizers of the race in Mexico are also considering the lawsuit of the Formula 1 greats, who also do not agree with the cancellation of their event this season.

Rohonyi he also reacted critically to the bill five teams, who expressed in the letter fear of traveling from Europe to Brazil in the middle of a pandemic. “This is very funny. Anyone who wrote this letter knows the rules of the championship. The contract does not say that the race will take place only if the Formula 1 teams want it. Anyone who does not want to come should not come. There is no obligation here."                         

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