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F1: 2012 US grand prix plans not behind schedule

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Khatir Soltani
From GMM

The lead attorney for the US grand prix promoter has denied reports the Austin track will not be ready for its scheduled 2012 race debut.

An official document that emerged this week showed that the expected build time for the Austin circuit, with construction set to begin in December, is 24 months.

But lawyer Richard Suttle, representing race organiser Tavo Hellmund, said the project is still right on schedule.

Indeed, at a meeting of the City of Austin's environmental board on Wednesday, the first approvals for the circuit's plans were granted.

"This project is on track, it's on schedule with the help from the city and the county that we've (received). We've been able to stay on track and we're definitely on schedule, if not ahead," Richard Suttle told local KVUE News.


Khatir Soltani
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