F1 scraps plan for 2019 Miami GP

Ferrari's German driver Sebastian Vettel steers his car during the German Formula One Grand Prix at the Hockenheim racing circuit on July 22, 2018 in Hockenheim, southern Germany. Pic/AFP

Plans to host a F1 race in Miami next year have been scrapped, according to reports. Liberty Media, F1's American owners, stated their intention to take the sport to Miami in October of 2019.

But after Miami chiefs delayed a vote until September, having been scheduled to take place on July 26, it is believed that F1 has decided to put the race on hold for at least 12 months.

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