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Biscayne Bay Street Circuit was a
street circuit
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which was only used on 14 March 2015 for the 2015 Miami ePrix of Formula E
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. The track is located in the heart of Downtown Miami
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, running along the coast of Biscayne Bay
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, in addition to making its way underneath the MacArthur Causeway
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The highway is the singular roadway connecting ...
and around the AmericanAirlines Arena
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, the home of NBA
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basketball
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team Miami Heat
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. The track features eight turns. Production of the temporary street circuit was done by track design company Ayesa.
Driver comments
Franck Montagny
Franck Montagny (born 5 January 1978) is a French former racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri Formula One team in 2006.
Early career
Born in Feurs, Loire, Montagny started racing karts there in 1988, winning the cadet class in th ...
, Andretti: "We can expect a very good event there because, looking at the track, there will be quite a few long straights and slow corners so this will help for overtaking for sure. Turns 1, 2 and 3 will be the tricky part of the circuit where we shall have to look after the car and be careful of contact, for example. It looks as though we shall be able to attack at turns 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and in to 1 - these are the corners to make some moves on."
See also
*Grand Prix of Miami (open wheel racing)
The Grand Prix of Miami refers to an intermittent series of American Championship car racing, American open wheel races held in Miami metropolitan area, South Florida dating back to 1926. AAA Contest Board, AAA held one board track racing, board t ...
References
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