Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain - February 20, 2019 Racing Point’s Sergio Perez in action during testing REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Mexican driver Sergio Perez fears his country could spend decades in the Formula One wilderness if Mexico City loses its slot on the calendar after this year's grand prix.
Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that funds used to pay for Formula One would in future go towards a tourist train the government plans to build in the south of the country.
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