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The future of the Mexican Grand Prix has been placed in doubt as the Mexican government has taken the decision to retract its funding.
The event at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez will not be in any danger this year. However, it does not have a contract in place to host the Mexican Grand Prix following the 2019 race.
At last year's general election in Mexico, the National Regeneration Movement headed by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador came into power after defeating the previous administration.
As the government reallocates its national budget, the Mexico City head of government Claudia Sheinbaum told El Financiero the 400 million pesos (£16 million) that had been used to fund the annual race would instead be spent on the ‘Mayan Train’ railway project.
Mexico returned to the calendar in 2015 after being absent for 21 years. Before that, it was run from 1986 to 1992 at the same track, while the Magdelena Mixhuca was the first home of the Mexican GP from 1963 to 1970.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is one of five circuits that doesn't have a contract in place beyond the 2019 season, with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (Spain), Silverstone (Great Britain), Hockenheim (Germany) and Monza (Italy) the other tracks in danger of dropping off the calendar.
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Interesting question Calle - I would miss Monaco the least, might be a surprise but this isn't a race at all, its merely a qually session followed by a procession. I would gladly keep Mexico ahead of Monaco in fact.