F1 set to race in new jersey 2013 (confirmed)

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http://www.pitpass.com/45024-F1-heading-to-New-Jersey
Yes!!!!! Im so happy that this will take place 10 miles away from me. The streets of West New York annd Weehawken(towns the race will take place in) are amazing! A lot of elevation changes and one road JFK boulevard which is a 2 miles longish road with a bunch of potentially high speed S corners. Atleast 16 S's are there.

Cant wait!
 
Already here, I'm afraid.

Also, you probably need better sources than Pitpass. They're really not very reliable.
 
The formula 1 blog page on facebook has posted it aswell. But damn you guys Are quick already beating me to making this thread
 
One of the man advantages of being Australian - I get all the early-hours stuff as it happens.
 
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The United States looks set to have two Grands Prix from 2013 with an impending announcement that New Jersey is to host a round of the world championship.
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That's a shame, really. I mean, I'd love to see more F1 races held here, but they're casting pearls before swine.

If I remember correctly, F1 is broadcast to fans in something like 200 countries. I've read figures of 600 million fans worldwide, but in some instances the wording suggests that this is actually just how many tune in to a specific race (600 million viewers per race) rather than their total fan base. (NASCAR boasts 75 million fans, but typical races receive 10 million or fewer viewers, so not all fans tune in to every race, or even at all, since I know NASCAR "fans" that just ask who won rather than caring to watch.) I remember seeing a list of F1 viewership by country, and many countries much smaller than the US have several tens of millions of viewers (like 30+ million) while the US with over 312 million people only has around 10 million or so F1 fans.

Throwing more F1 races at the US is like handing fantastic steaks to vegetarians. We just don't deserve them. It would be different if we could scrape up a few tens of millions of additional F1 fans here, but until then it just seems shameful to hand more than one grand prix to a country that just doesn't care for F1. There's plenty of countries that surely would love to host an F1 race and they deserve them more than we do.
 
Yea most people i meet dont care for racing one bit. You say racing and they assume running track. Most people around here think nascar is the only racing series
 
This wont work. The Circuit of Americas is in doubt, and look at Long Beach, Las Vegas, and even out here in Phoenix. Those tracks were terrible, (except Long Beach) it will just run out of money unfortunately.
 
IceMan PJN
while the US with over 312 million people only has around 10 million or so F1 fans.
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It's not really fair to go by random viewer numbers since most races are on during the morning(would be shocked if any GP actually gets 10 million here). Hell, India will be on at 4:30AM my time, I'm not going to blame anyone for choosing sleep over watching it.

On a side note, I don't think I've ever seen so many people not want a GP.:odd:

I could understand if it was for economic reasons, but because there supposedly isn't interest is frankly a stupid argument as there hasn't even been one yet to judge it.
 
So would the New Jersey GP, assuming it really is confirmed for 2013, be called the GP of North America? (In the same way that the GP of Europe is held at the Nurburgring, Germany, along with the German GP at Hockenheim). If so, I imagine it must be a street circuit.
 
Street circuit opposite of Manhattan is awesome

Street circuit in Manhattan is a dream
 
My guess is they're gonna bring back the US West and US East Grands Prix.

Is there a possibility this would take away spectators from Austin? I thought the whole idea of having Austin was that it was in-between the two coasts. (And also has several large cities nearby and the Mexican border as well, plus "Keep Austin Weird")

I don't really see the point of this race TBH. I'd love to see a GP on the streets of Manhattan too, but I just don't think there's a large enough fan-base that can support two of them. If Bernie thinks more people are going to watch the sport just because there are three of them in North America, he is either extremely naive or insanely brilliant.
 
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My guess is they're gonna bring back the US West and US East Grands Prix.

Is there a possibility this would take away spectators from Austin? I thought the whole idea of having Austin was that it was in-between the two coasts. (And also has several large cities nearby and the Mexican border as well, plus "Keep Austin Weird")

I don't really see the point of this race TBH. I'd love to see a GP on the streets of Manhattan too, but I just don't think there's a large enough fan-base that can support two of them. If Bernie thinks more people are going to watch the sport just because there are three of them in North America, he is either extremely naive or insanely brilliant.
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As you know, this will not be the first time the US has hosted multiple Formula 1 rounds. The US hosted 2 races for a number of years in the 70s. And also hosted 3 races in 1982. If the US could support those races then, I see no reason why the US can not support them now.
 
CarolinaBlue704
As you know, this will not be the first time the US has hosted multiple Formula 1 rounds. The US hosted 2 races for a number of years in the 70s. And also hosted 3 races in 1982. If the US could support those races then, I see no reason why the US can not support them now.
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The US had World Championship winning drivers in the 60's and 70's. NASCAR is also extremely popular, and you also have IndyCar bringing more confusion as to what these "F1" cars are. The times have changed.
 
Will probably be something like 'New York Grand Prix' and 'United States Grand Prix'
 
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The US had World Championship winning drivers in the 60's and 70's. NASCAR is also extremely popular, and you also have IndyCar bringing more confusion as to what these "F1" cars are. The times have changed.
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I'm not going to try and convince you that these 2 races will be supported. I will say this, though. The New Jersey race will be located in one of the largest metropolitan areas in world. With nearby cities like Boston and Philadelphia. And the northeast isn't short on racing fans. I see it easily drawing a big crowd.

Austin is located near cities like Houston and Dallas. Not to mention Texas has a state population of well over 20 million. On paper it would be the most convenient of the 2 races for those on the west coast to travel to. And some 20,000 Mexicans have already contacted Austin asking for tickets. So I see no reason why the Austin GP wont draw a big crown, as well.

Also, the New Jersey race will take place in June. While the Austin race takes place in November. So I don't see these 2 races conflicting with each other. But if you feel two races is too much, we'll have to wait and see.
 
CarolinaBlue704
I'm not going to try and convince you that these 2 races will be supported. I will say this, though. The New Jersey race will be located in one of the largest metropolitan areas in world. With nearby cities like Boston and Philadelphia. And the northeast isn't short on racing fans. I see it easily drawing a big crowd.

Austin is located near cities like Houston and Dallas. Not to mention Texas has a state population of well over 20 million. On paper it would be the most convenient of the 2 races for those on the west coast to travel to. And some 20,000 Mexicans have already contacted Austin asking for tickets. So I see no reason why the Austin GP wont draw a big crown, as well.

Also, the New Jersey race will take place in June. While the Austin race takes place in November. So I don't see these 2 races conflicting with each other. But if you feel two races is too much, we'll have to wait and see.
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Sounds great. Only problem is, not everyone is going to want to go to two F1 races in one year. Additionally, the Mexican fanbase will most likely only go to Austin as long as Perez is there.

I do apologize for my negative attitude, I'm really quite a cynical bastard. :lol: I just see a potential PR disaster unfolding. Hopefully nothing like Indy 2005 or Singapore 2008 will happen at these races, or F1 in the US is back to square one. (Would be even better if everyone has forgotten Indy 2005 already, actually. It would be in F1's best interests if that was never mentioned again, I seem to recall people were suggesting they run on NASCAR Goodyears for crying out loud)

In short, I just don't want to see F1 take the US off of breast milk and straight onto steak. I have a feeling it won't work. :odd: Then again, I'm not a political and financial genius like Bernie. :lol:
 
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Sounds great. Only problem is, not everyone is going to want to go to two F1 races in one year. Additionally, the Mexican fanbase will most likely only go to Austin as long as Perez is there.
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Not everyone will have to attend both races for them to be successful. That's the point I was trying to make. And Mexico has a very strong F1 fan base. Even when they haven't had any Mexican drivers on the grid. Besides, I don't see Perez going anywhere any time soon. He's a very talented young driver. And you can't forget about Esteban Gutiérrez (Sauber's test driver) who is also Mexican and won the GP3 title last year.
 
The title will likely be called United States Grand Prix East, as the title United States Grand Prix has already been taken by Austin's Circuit of the Americas.
 
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