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Why the forbidden dream of F1 at Mugello will be worth the wait

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Mugello has never hosted a Formula 1 grand prix before - but it's not entirely unfamiliar ground for F1 cars, says ROBERTO CHINCHERO

The story of Formula 1 and Mugello is one of a love that's remained unconsummated for almost 50 years. Many times the two parties have touched each other, for tests or promotional activities, but the long-awaited marriage never arrived.

Hope of an F1 grand prix on the 5245 meters of undulating Tuscan asphalt remained exactly that - hope, seemingly destined to be unfulfilled.

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