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Future of US F1 Grand Prix in doubt

Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone has expressed concern for the future of the US Grand Prix in Austin following the reduction of a Texas state subsidy. "If it's changed, it's going to be difficult to continue the race in Austin," the Briton told the Austin American-Statesman (www.mystatesman.com) from Brazil, where the sport holds its penultimate race of the season this weekend. The newspaper said the governor's office had confirmed that state payments to support the 2015 race would drop by more than 20 percent. It said that this year's payment, based on a different formula for calculating how much economic activity the race generates for Texas, would be closer...
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