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Lots of sporting buzz in Miami but can F1 deliver?

Lots of sporting buzz in Miami but can F1 deliver?

WITH Formula One drivers facing off at the Miami Grand Prix, the Florida Panthers making a surprising Stanley Cup playoff run and Miami Heat facing the New York Knicks in the NBA - there is no shortage of sporting buzz this week in South Florida. But sports fans may have to look to the Panthers and Heat for some genuine excitement, warned Aston Martin's double world champion Fernando Alonso, with the Miami Grand Prix shaping up as another Red Bull victory parade. "Maybe not too many surprises," Alonso told reporters on Thursday. "If you have the fastest car, you can…
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Florida inspector reassured condo residents in 2018 despite engineer’s warning

Florida inspector reassured condo residents in 2018 despite engineer’s warning

GABRIELLA BORTER A town inspector reassured residents in 2018 that the building that collapsed near Miami last week was in "very good shape," just a month after an engineer warned that the high-rise had suffered major structural damage that required repair, according to an NPR report. The 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside partially collapsed early on Thursday as residents slept, killing at least nine and leaving more than 150 people still missing. Rescue crews are working around the clock, sifting through the rubble for signs of life even as hopes of finding more survivors grow dimmer by the hour.…
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F1 agrees ‘milestone’ 10-year race deal with Miami

F1 agrees ‘milestone’ 10-year race deal with Miami

ALAN BALDWIN MIAMI will host Formula One from 2022 as part of a "milestone" 10-year-deal announced by the sport and local organisers on Sunday that gives the glamour sport a second grand prix in a key growth market. The race around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team, is expected to be scheduled for the second quarter of the year with the one in Austin, Texas, usually near the end of the season. Exact dates have yet to be decided, however. Miami will be the 11th location Formula One has raced at in…
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