1. The 2012 Grand Prix in Austin Texas
Europe’s most glamorous and coveted car racing sport and are famous for its futuristic cars, debonair
drivers is heading to conquer its final frontier, the United States. The ostentatious sport with ultra modern
and high speed cars is set to be happening in the heart of Texas on November 18, 2012.
After a five-year absence, the US grand Prix makes a grand return on a $400 million circuit that is built
mainly for F1. Austin Texas is the 10th American city to host the prestigious car racing competition in
history. With NASCAR as the dominating motorsport in America, F 1 took the back side and has not run
for years from 1992 to 1999 before making a comeback at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
F1 formula one focused to its international circuit competitions and has left US for the succeeding
periods. It was in year 2000 when Indianapolis put the series back in US shore after 50 years. Michael
Schumacher was the first winner on the all new track event in the US.
After a long gap, it was in May 2010 when Eccelestone, the CEO of F1 made a revelation that there is a
10-year deal to race in America. Although that time the track has not been built yet, everyone gets excited
as Red Mc Combs the billionaire businessman would be amongst the key investors in building the project.
Speculations have spread that time that Austin is not a fair choice.
It is the vibrant capital city of Texas with 1.5 million populations and is the “live music capital of the
world”, but have not yet equal to the sophisticated cities like Singapore, Shanghai and Melbourne. Up to
this day the 2012 US Grand Prix continue to build an end of season climax for many reasons.
The controversial highlight of the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix and the inaugural race at the
impressive new Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas is also graced with the fact whether it
is Sebastian Vettel or Fernando Alonso would get the driver’s title.
US Formula One race is among the five anti-clockwise circuits in the calendar aside from Interlagos, Abu
Dhabi, Korea and Singapore. The track boasts 11 left-handers, nine rights, 20 corners and more corners
above 250 km/h and more below 100 than at Hungaroring. It also features a 5.513 kilometer (3.425 miles)
lap with different elevations for a slower and faster turn in alternating intervals.
Today, as Formula One racing returns to the United States for the first time after half a decade, it looks
like it has finally found a permanent home at the Circuit of The Americas. The country’s first purpose
built track for F1 competition has finally landed in Austin.