IT’S OFFICIAL: F1 HAS CRACKED AMERICA”. That was a headline that greeted scenes of a sell-out Circuit of the Americas during the Austin race weekend. According to organisers the event attracted crowds of just under 400,000 fans, creating an atmosphere that had seldom been seen at a Formula 1 event in the nation before.
A few days later pre-sale tickets for next year’s Miami Grand Prix sold out in just 40 minutes, despite the fact that they were eyewateringly expensive: the cheapest three-day passes started at around £500 rising to just under £2000.