Formula 1 returns to American time.
Two years after the victory of Valtteri Bottas, the great circus of F1 returns to the Austin Grand Prix.
Its bumpy and anti-clockwise pattern is not always to the taste of the paddock.
But it is a strategic necessity for the staff of the main event of motor racing.
“
F1 in the United States is a key priority for us.
We are focused on making F1 permanently visible in this country,
”Stefano Domenicalli, new F1 boss, explained in an interview with
L'Equipe
.
The addition to the 2022 calendar of the Miami Grand Prix, which will be held on May 8, justifies this desire.
History of weaving a little more its web in the country of Uncle Sam.
In the land of stock cars
“
Formula 1 in the United States is not crazy love,”
notes Jean-Louis Moncet, F1 commentator for TF1 and then Canal +.
The
most popular race there is the stock car (production cars), with the Nascar championship.
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