Posts Tagged ‘USGP’

Many a Formula One season had come down to a dramatic climax at the final race of the season. In 1981, the names of the three title contenders were familiar — Nelson Piquet, Carlos Reutemann and Jacques Laffite — but the location wasn't: Caesars Palace car park. Full Article...

NBC Sports Network outbid Speed for the broadcast rights to air Formula 1 in the United States, but precious little has happened since then. Full Article...

Watkins Glen, home of the U.S. Grand Prix for two decades — a rustic small town in the pretty Finger Lakes region of New York state — truly is the spiritual home of Grand Prix racing in America. But staying in motels is hardly F1 style these days. Full Article...

Closing laps of the inaugural USGP at Austin, Texas. A fabulous performance by Lewis Hamilton in his penultimate GP for McLaren. Full Article...

Lewis Hamilton in his McLaren crests one of the several (man-made) hills on the way to victory at the inaugural United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, November 2012. Full Article...

Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin after a tight battle for the entire race with Sebastian Vettel, as Fernando Alonso's brilliant start and remarkable podium finish kept the title fight alive. Full Article...

The story of how the developers of the Austin, TX, Circuit Of the Americas overcame obstacle after obstacle is improbable, dramatic and sometimes contentious. Full Article...

After a five-year absence, Formula 1 racing returns to the US with the Austin, TX, United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on November 16-18. Full Article...