News Details

US Grand Prix secures slot in 2016 F1 calendar

Race organizers announced Wednesday the U.S. Grand Prix will run in 2016 after months of speculation that its financial struggles could scuttle Formula One's only race in the United States. Circuit of the Americas President Bobby Epstein said race officials had paid Formula One its rights fee to hold the race last week. Terms were not disclosed. Epstein said the track will also host a Taylor Swift concert as part of race weekend. The U.S. Grand Prix in Austin had been tentatively set for Oct. 23. Financial concerns were raised after bad weather drove away crowds at the 2015 race, where Lewis Hamilton clinched his third consecutive championship. The track also saw its public funding...
Full Story »
9y ago from F1Pulse.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

COTA formally confirms 2016 US Grand Prix

Red Bull/Getty Images Officials at the Circuit of the Americas have...
9y ago from F1Zone.net

Organisers to announce US Grand Prix will race

Organisers of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix are set to announce the...
9y ago from F1Pulse.com

COTA confirms United States Grand Prix

The United States Grand Prix has finally been confirmed for the 2016 F1...
9y ago from Crash.net

COTA confirms US GP will take place in 2016

Circuit of the Americas CEO and chairman Bobby Epstein has confirmed that...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

BMW: Losing Toprak Razgatlioglu to MotoGP feels like...

BMW says losing Toprak Razgatlioglu departure from its WorldSBK team to...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar will not return to Thermal Club in 2026...

According to comments made by Thermal Club founder and owner Tim Rogers,...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Malukas’ recovery drive secures Foyt’s best team...

During Sunday’s IndyCar race at Road America, David Malukas was the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Rallies around the world: The ones not to miss – and...

Rallying is unlike any other motorsport. It doesn’t unfold on pristine...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal join Tottenham in the race to sign...

Arsenal have set their sights on Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze as they...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Real Madrid Transfer News Roundup: Los Blancos suffer...

Real Madrid secured a 3-0 win over RB Salzburg at the Lincoln Financial...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

MLS signs his contract + The Arsenal transfer cake

What the hell did I say about nothing happening? Let's start this morning...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.