Copenhagen scraps plans to host Formula One race

[September 21, 2018]    COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has scrapped plans to host a Formula One race in its capital Copenhagen, Finance Minister Kristian Jensen said on Friday.

Denmark's Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen attends a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu (not pictured) in Ankara, Turkey, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

The decision to halt plans to host a race around the streets of inner Copenhagen in 2020 came after lack of support from the city authorities, Jensen said.

(Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen)

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