F1 News: Formula One Chairman Hints At Fourth American Race Location

After Austin, Miami, and Vegas, it could be New York next.

Formula 1 non-executive chairman Chase Casey said that Liberty Media has been looking to bring F1 into New York City after ticking two main venues off the list, which includes Miami and Las Vegas.

Austin welcomed its first Formula 1 race in 2011. Following the takeover of the sport's ownership by Liberty Media in 2017, Carey served as the chairman and CEO of F1 under the new organizational framework.

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He disclosed his desire for the sport to expand to Las Vegas, Miami, and New York City. Early discussions indicated that these three locations were deemed as "the next cities we should be in."

Carey, who stepped down as CEO in 2021 and was succeeded by Stefano Domenicali, affirmed during a pre-race grid walk with former F1 driver and Sky F1 Pundit Martin Brundle that New York was among the locations Liberty Media was considering for expansion. He said:

“This is what it should be all about.

“We said early on, Vegas, Miami and New York, they’re the next cities we should be in, and Vegas delivered.”

Brundle got the chance to do some flying laps around the brand-new high-speed street circuit, which made him realize that the track was actually a technical one. Stating his thoughts on it in his Sky Sports column, he wrote:

“Despite being lined by walls, the second-longest circuit on the calendar would impressively have a pole position average speed of 150mph.

“The track is super-fast, and the new surface remained shiny and slick.

“I drove a few laps in an Aston Martin DBX which made me realise that the layout wasn’t just a supporting act to a lot of lights and noise, but actually rather technical and challenging in parts.

“It certainly isn’t simply a series of ninety-degree block-change corners as we’ve seen in the distant past. Some of the straights feel rather too long but they would play out nicely in the race.

“Every one of the 20 drivers impressed me with how they powered through the challenges, strange timetable, and jet lag, to attack the track with a vengeance.

“The scheduling at this time of the year with cold nights and commencing qualifying at midnight and the race at 10pm, did feel like trying to force a square peg through a round hole.

“I’m not sure who that really works for other than allowing the public roads to close later, and hopefully that can be finessed for next year, although the event is a week later still.”