Lewis Claims Third World Championship At Austin
With unmatched perseverance and an indominatable spirit, Lewis Hamilton won an incident-packed U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas to capture his third World Championship. Read More …
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Lewis Wins USGP In Texas
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. Read More …
Welcome To Austin, F1 Circus
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. Read More …
Circuit of The Americas PSLs
Home to the new USGP at Austin, the Circuit of The Americas — fighting the calendar to finish track construction and highway improvements by November — says it will start accepting personal set licenses (PSLs) this month. Is there any other F1 venue that has adopted a PSL model for seating? Read More …
Austin, Silverstone & Traffic
For years, the F1 circus complained about horrendous traffic surrounding Britain’s Silverstone Circuit and, earlier, Watkins Glen in upstate New York. Now that same problem is already affecting the debut United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Read More …
Austin (Finally) Pays For the USGP
So Texas billionaire businessman Red McCombs, a founding partner of Circuit of the Americas, paid Bernie Ecclestone his US$25M licensing fee — saying “Mr. Ecclestone received his check today.” And the U.S. Grand Prix at Austin is now set for November 2012. Who would’a thunk it? Read More …
Oh Behave, Austin!
The possible demise of the U.S. Grand Prix at Austin reflects the reality of Formula One in the 21st century. Have money and the F1 circus will fall all over you. Wherever you are. But without the bucks, don’t even think about asking Ecclestone for a favor. Read More …
USGP Now In Litigation
We knew this was coming. If Bernie Ecclestone thinks US taxpayers will finance Grand Prix events like the governments of Malaysia, China and Abu Dhabi, he’s sadly mistaken. Read More …
Austin Track Dubbed Circuit of the Americas
The new F1 track under construction in Austin, Texas has officially and grandiosely been named “Circuit of the Americas.” Read More …
Formula One to Announce Details on U.S. Grand Prix
Details surrounding the arrival of the United States Grand Prix circuit, such as location, are expected to be disclosed Tuesday morning at a Formula One press conference. Read More …