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The circuit’s facilities continued to deteriorate, but by 2013 a minor refurbishment programme was undertaken. This included the enlarging of some gravel traps and replacement curbing at turns 1 and 4. Unfortunately, when the Stock Car Brasil series arrived, it found the work had been done to poor standards; concrete kerbing began to crumble and, worse still, poorly placed drainage covers came loose. After many delays, the races finally went ahead but were not without incident; a crash at the final turn saw Diego Nunes lucky to escape injury when his car was ripped apart after contact against the tyre barriers. Worse was to come the following month when motorcycle racer Vanessa Daya died following a crash at the circuit. In 1995, NZ Empreendimentos, a company owned by another Brazilian motor sport icon, Nelson Piquet, was awarded the lease for the track by the Federal Government.

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Happily, the course is in the process of changing ownership and is being restored for use, with a full programme events in 2022, allowing racing engines to sound for the first time in eight years. As ever, that wasn’t the end of the story in the city of politics and in 2020 he Government of the Federal District signalled it was making a renewed attempt at a private initiative to reopen the circuit. In return for granting a lease, the concessionaire would be responsible for the renovation of the course and its upgrade to modern safety standards. Seeking an alternative series around which to continue reconstruction plans, the Governor of Brasília began negotiations with the IndyCar Series, which was looking to re-establish a Brazilian round following the end of its Rio event in 2013. In September 2014, series bosses confirmed that the circuit would be included on the 2015 calendar and, after a hiccup over tender contracts, work finally began on reconstruction at the end of November. Piquet did briefly fulfil his dream; in 1996, the BPR GT Series organised a series of post-season ‘temporada’ races in Brazil at Curitiba and Brasília.

Then came the bombshell towards the end of the January 2015, when Terracap unilaterally informed the race promoters that the Indycar event was cancelled. The new Governor, Rodrigo Rollemberg, cited a financial crisis for the Federal District, which had seen some public workers left unpaid and other expensive projects abandoned, such as the hosting of the 2019 student Olympics. Against such a background, completing the circuit refurbishment was seen as untenable.

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Work to restore the track surface across the entire facility was under way in early November 2021, with milling of the previous asphalt undertaken before a new racing surface was laid a fortnight later. Construction work on the new circuit had been due to start in March 2014 and was scheduled be completed in just five months; but unfortunately ambition was overcome by reality and when funding was not forthcoming, the project was abandoned. Dorna announced in February 2014 that it would not be travelling to Brazil and a hiatus ensued. The immodestly named Autódromo Emilio Medici lacked little in facilities for the age; modern pit and paddock facilities were complemented by grandstands which could cater for 11,500 spectators. Additional bleachers and spectator banks around the perimeter mean that a total capacity of 100,000 could be accommodated.

These called for a totally rebuilt track, following a similar design to the Apex proposals, but with an additional section near to the Estádio Nacional football stadium. Street races had been held during the 1960s, but a facility suitable for a grand prix would need to be purpose built. Thus plans were advance for a multi-million dollar sports complex, including the circuit, a football stadium and a gymnastics venue, near to the city’s hotel zone.

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