NobleF1 - The United States GP is back on the calendar from 2012 with a race in Austin, Texas. Story here: 10 minutes ago via TweetDeck

EDIT: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/5/10824.html

Very pleased to see F1 returning to the States, hope its not a Tilkedome.

Very cool. Looking forward to seeing circuit designs.

Bernie has this knack of putting something together that surprises everyone.

After all the talk about a New York race, then interest from a circuit in New York State, and perhaps (misinterpreted) quotes about having the "wrong people" at Indianopolis... all of a sudden, a deal is announced for an all-new track in Austin, Texas.

Now, Austin is seen as a pretty cool place here in the UK (mainly because of the SXSW festival), but I bet they like their racecars to turn left down there...

Texas is close to huge cities like Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.... and Mexico.

Can't wait to see the track!

This is a dream come true. Can't wait to welcome all of mt F1 friends to the best city in America!

Awesome news for us on da west coast. No east coast travel - yeah baby. Start packin NY! The only downfall is the possibility of Romo walking the paddock but u can't have it all.

Great! ABout F'en time lol. Now get a US driver in hmmm Ferrari to replace Massa

Fantastic news. We need to be in the USA. I don't buy this "Americans don't like F1" crap. It's part of F1 heritage and motor racing history. Yeayh... world domination will be complete...

But ... Austin ... Texas

Austin sure is nice! Been there last year (lived in Fort Worth for half a year )

It's gonna be purpose built - (somebody retire Tilke)...


(only joking, I am NOT as Tilke basher)

I will believe it when I see it...

Well well, looks like Bernie is calling my bluff of me saying I won't spend anymore money to travel to GP's - he's placed one a simple 4 hr drive from the house...........


What to do, what to do.

Austin?? I just moved here 2 months ago from NYC!
I cannot believe this, very funny!
But i will believe it when i see it.

How far is it from San Antonio? And is Sean Michaels an F1 fan? lol

lol. Agreed.

I am very excited by this, I only wish it was starting in 2011 instead of 2012. What's nice about Texas is that aside from being a nice place geographically and culturally, it's a nice environment for F1. By that I mean it's a nice business environment and the people down there appreciate a good sporting event and wont be overly concerned with being "green."

I can't wait to see what kind of track they can put together. I almost wish they'd just take an old layout of the original Imola or Rouen or something like that, and just build that layout with proper runoff area, etc.

And it also has the Texas Rangers lol

Well being of mixed race, Austin isn't exactly my choice of dream vacation spot - so in as far as picking spots in America, it wasn't the greatest of locations. But it does have the benefit of being in the middle, so access is pretty fair for getting there. My experiences in Austin have been good and bad, but the city itself and surrounding area is cool and if they build for the track (in addition to the track), they may become the moderate mecca of the South - a regular liberal bastion...

or not.

Not true about Austin.
It prides itself about being "green", and you know what, that is a good thing for society. BP anyone?

You are correct. There is definitely an "under current" of F1 followers here in the USA. Almost every time I wear my Brawn GP hat out in public, someone stops me and gives me a thumbs up or mentions something about Rubens or Jenson.

I'm only wondering where on the schedule they are going to fit in Austin. They'll want to run it back to back with the Canada GP somehow, but June and July can be too hot in Texas, whereas if you moved it up to April, that'd be cool cold for Canada (possible snow)... so I'm thinking they'd probably do Monaco -- Texas -- Canada.

Wow, talk about a surprise!

Actually despite some radical right-wing views of Texans, their economy is probably in better shape than anywhere else in America.

Is the circuit going to be designed by Tilke though?

Sounds positive.
I'm pleased it is a purpose-built track and not a street race. Let's hope it's a good one.
Please, please, don't hold it in the dead of summer.

It probably will be, as it'll almost certainly be paired with Canada for a North American double header.

Sorry BBC, I have spent my entire life in California, so there's no way that anywhere in Texas could possibly be as "green-minded" as here. So my comment is meant in the relative, rather than absolute sense.

Being "green" is a good thing, yes, but look at what happened in Jersey City. They want to run a race there, and the green people shot it down. I'm very glad Texas was given the opportunity to put in a bid. Holding a GP in the World Championship in Texas will be great for the city of Austin, the state of Texas, the country, and the sport as a whole.

There is one small track at the east of the city,...

I'm stunned at this.
Fingers crossed it is a success.

Hopefully end of May - if this race is mid-summer then we'll have some risk of melting tyres

Texas? Wtf? The redneck center of the world to build a track, for an elite of european and asian millionaires to come and play with their super-technological prototype cars?

Either F1 is going to be something else than the F1 we know by 2012, or this isn't going to end well. I've got a strange feeling that they're going to build a great circuit though.

If thay can race in the desert, why not there?

Most likely be a Tilke track and I just drew this and I may be accurate -



But I sure hope I aint!

wtf is that

A mean hairpin there!

If I were Tilke's student that kind of shit stuff would be what I would be taught

Indeed Bull! That layout just popped into my head lol

Well, Canada is usually the middle of June. End of May could possibly be an issue though, as Americans seem to love Nascar and the Indy 500, which always take place on the last Sunday in May (in terms of Nascar I mean the Coca Cola 600 which is 1 of their bigger races I think), and I'm not too sure if they'd fancy having (for example) the Indy 500 and the USGP on at basically the same time of day, with a big Nascar race following it. It'll probably end up as a back to back with Canada, so Canada is mid June, and the USGP taking place 1 week either side of that.

spoken with true ignorance and stereotype. good job

I guarantee the attendance (and appreciation) will be greater in Texas than it will be at this weekend's Turkish GP in Istanbul!



It will be great. Texas is centrally located in North America, so you'll be able to get West Coast people like me that can't make it all the way to Montreal for an F1 race, but can make the shorter drive (or flight) from California. Plus, you could also attract people from Mexico, Caribbean, etc.

Plus, the area where Austin is has many rolling hills, so I could envision a track setup like Interlagos, where the track sits in a natural bowl and the spectators could have amazing views.

this has potential, come on, could be fun:

None of you guys have ever dealt with Austin City Council!

Pass the bong please!

I too will believe when I see it. Once they do the REAL math, they'll scurry like wharf rats. Having said that Texans do have a can do attitude; I just can't see them drinking the Kool Aid.

Well, what about holding it as a back-to-back with Brazil later on the season? Or Brazil GP-USA GP 15 days apart?

I know that the distance to Brazil is slightly larger than to Canada, but they'd still save miles over doing it as a one-off.

i didn't know this but austin is listed as the "greenest" city in america

http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-a...reenest-cities/

weeee 'reee aaalll goiinngg toooo Teeeexxx assssss !!

Might they do a back to back with Brazil in late September/early October, before they head back to Singapore, South Korea & Japan before winding up at Abu Dhabi?

Of all the places in America they go to Austin Texas? Im sorry but Ive been to Austin several times and I dont think it is the optimal choice. Good to have USA back though

Texan Lance Armstrong just visited this site and read the news...

http://twitter.com/lancearmstrong

good one! But who knows the tyres what brand they shall be then lol

Yeah baby!!!

Formula 1 is back to the states

That didn't come out right, with the "rednecks" and all. It wasn't meant to take a snipe at texans... only, I wanted to take a snipe at the F1 league of extraordinary prats too.

Official music theme!

What's the weather like in Austin in mid-late June? I'd have thought a late Autumn/Spring date would be a must.

And Texas is economically rather different from the rest of America. It figures that when overtures to the East and West Coasts fail, they can still succeed in Austin.

As for people complaining about the race's geographical location, get a life. A. J. Foyt, Jim Hall, Ben Spies, Kevin Schwantz, Carroll Shelby -- all Texans. If F1 doesn't want to associate with their likes, then all the worse for F1.

A Grand Prix race in Austin,Texas? Here I was thinking of getting an airline ticket to Canada to see a F1 race. I am still stunned and speechless.