F1A&G posts tagged Austin
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 …
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 …
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 …
The city council of Austin, Texas has agreed — after race promoters consented to cover the city’s $4 million per year financial exposure — to endorse the U.S. Grand Prix scheduled for renewal in June 2012. The 5 to 2 vote in favor of the event came after weeks of lobbying by representatives of the Circuit of The Americas to craft an environmental agreement. Read More …
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 …
The group behind bringing Formula One racing back to America next year — which has audaciously named its very much under-construction track the “Circuit of the Americas” — is facing fresh criticism from skeptics who say the cash-strapped state of Texas cannot afford the ambitious scheme. Read More …
The new F1 track under construction in Austin, Texas has officially and grandiosely been named “Circuit of the Americas.” Read More …
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 …
Just more than a month after it was announced that there will be a United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas in 2012, Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has hinted that a second race may take place in the country and that his favorite circuit designer Hermann Tilke is currently in New Jersey investigating the possibility. Read More …
Yes, when Bernie Ecclestone announced that Austin, Texas would host the U.S. Grand Prix starting in 2012 on a “purpose-built” track not yet constructed, it sure seemed to be all about the money. Read More …