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Hamilton: The world doesn´t need a new circuit
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he saw no need for a new racetrack anywhere in the world, let alone in Rio de Janeiro and was against cutting down forest trees to make way for it. Plans for a grand prix circuit, which will replace Sao Paolo's Interlagos on the F1 calendar, have caused controversy locally with environmentalists opposed to the location. Supporters of the project say more trees would be planted than those removed from the forested area in the Deodoro sector of western Rio, around what is now a disused military site. Hamilton, who could be a seven-time world champion by the time he next visits Brazil, has been outspoken on environmental issues. 'I was...
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