Formula 1 is one of the most popular sports in the world. Being the pinnacle of motorsport, it has a worldwide fan base. With its ever-growing popularity around the world, the United States has been the market that has seen the most growth altogether. The popularity soared so much that there is now speculation about the fourth F1 race in a season in New York!

British journalist Joe Saward, pertaining to this, has conveyed in his Notebook, “Formula 1 is now so popular in the United States that Liberty Media boss Greg Maffei last week told financial types that there are certainly rumors of a fourth race in the United States, in addition to Austin (which runs until at least 2026), Miami (2031) and Las Vegas (2032), and that the Mayor of New York Eric Adams had offered F1 the chance to host a race on Randalls and Wards Island.”

“As the name suggests this used to be two islands until someone filled in the waterway between them. It is now largely parkland although across the top of it runs a major motorway connection that links the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan with what is still called the Triborough Bridge, although it has been named after Robert Kennedy for many years,” the statements by Saward further asserted.

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With three races already on the calendar for 2023, it’ll be interesting to see if Liberty Media and Formula 1 decide to hold four races in a country. If that is the case, F1 can have 24-25 races in a calendar year. With four of them in the US alone.

The rise of F1 in the United States

Formula 1 has been unstoppable in terms of popularity in the United States. The country that has NASCAR as its premium form of motorsport has seen a sharp rise in the open-wheel racing category. The rise was so huge that it broke all records set by 2021.

Keeping aside the newly added Miami Grand Prix, the race in Austin saw a rise of attendance by 10% already. According to Bobby Epstein, the COTA Chair, the Austin race sold out their first round of tickets within 48 hours of releasing them.

After Liberty Media took over Formula 1, the rise has been astounding. In this year’s Miami Grand Prix, the US recorded the largest audience for the live race. Over 2.2 million people, tuned in for the race. To top it all, the social media growth of F1 has been massive as well.

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Last but not the least, Netflix has been very instrumental in adding to its popularity. The docu-series based on F1 has torn down the barriers between the sport and the general masses. It provides insight into the on and off-track incidents that go around the teams, drivers, and other personnel. To summarize, motorsport in the United States is witnessing a paradigm shift.