NEW YORK, July 24 — The cancellation of the US Grand Prix is a big loss for Texas but Austin’s Circuit of the Americas will aim to attract more fans next year, promoter Bobby Epstein said yesterday after Formula One’s announcement. The sport scrapped all four races in North and South America...
F1 scrapped all four races in North and South America due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a blow for the sport’s hopes in a region it views as key for future growth.— AFP pic
The absence also of Mexico, Canada and Brazil from the calendar means 2020 will be the first season the global sport, whose championship started in 1950, has not had a round in the Americas. The MotoGP motorcycle series had already cancelled its round at COTA, the only purpose-built F1 venue in the United States, this month.
Austin may not be the only US race when Formula One returns, with Miami pencilled in as a second venue for 2021.
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