Soccer it top 5 in the USA in most played for both men and women
> and driving a French car (Renault).
Don't tell Red Bull that their car is French
> Americans are too fond of their ovals
Both NASCAR and Indy race on regular racing circuits. The majority of the Indy season this year, 10 of 15 races, is on regular circuits.
> a 120,000-person capacity track. But, said Weaver, a large part of that audience was from Mexico, Latin America, and South America.
Ridiculous and unsubstantiated. I know a large number of US based fans who went to the race. It averaged 2.2M viewers in the USA.
This article is furthering poor generalizations from both sides of the Atlantic about the various sports.
For a better and more accurate take on F1 in the USA see The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2012/07/formula-on...
> "Don't tell Red Bull that their car is French"
It's not. They use Renault engines but the car is built in Milton Keynes, England by the team.
> "Ridiculous and unsubstantiated"
I'm not sure it's been confirmed but it was talked about that 40% of the tickets to the Austin GP were bought by Mexicans.
Soccer it top 5 in the USA in most played for both men and women
> and driving a French car (Renault).
Don't tell Red Bull that their car is French
> Americans are too fond of their ovals
Both NASCAR and Indy race on regular racing circuits. The majority of the Indy season this year, 10 of 15 races, is on regular circuits.
> a 120,000-person capacity track. But, said Weaver, a large part of that audience was from Mexico, Latin America, and South America.
Ridiculous and unsubstantiated. I know a large number of US based fans who went to the race. It averaged 2.2M viewers in the USA.
This article is furthering poor generalizations from both sides of the Atlantic about the various sports.
For a better and more accurate take on F1 in the USA see The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2012/07/formula-on...