The 'spectacle of the weekend finally took a backseat to the sport on Sunday before more than 140,000 fans, a crowd that made it the largest single-day sporting event in the. Michael Jordan "had been due to attend but was a late cancellation." There was "plenty of Hollywood glamour as well," with Ben Stiller and Renee Zellweger, rapper Megan Thee Stallion and supermodel Karlie Kloss in attendance ( LONDON TIMES, 10/25). A 'record-setting crowd' was on hand at Austin's Circuit of the Americas yesterday as Max Verstappen 'fended off Lewis Hamilton to win' the F1 U.S.
Spotted at the race were sports figures including Shaquille O’Neal, Serena Williams and Rory McIlroy. The full weekend’s attendance reached 400,000, which "topped the projection of 360,000 from COTA CEO Bobby Epstein at the beginning of the week." Race attendees again had issues with COTA shuttles, a day after officials said "more than 100 buses canceled at the last moment." Ticket holders "took to Twitter to complain about waiting hours for a shuttle back to their cars" ( AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 10/25). The "spectacle of the weekend finally took a backseat to the sport on Sunday before more than 140,000 fans, a crowd that made it the largest single-day sporting event in the Austin area’s history and one of the biggest single-event crowds in the U.S." since the pandemic began. Unfortunately we are missing Singapore but Turkey is an exciting race and I’m very confident of getting in a full calendar this year.A "record-setting crowd" was on hand at Austin's Circuit of the Americas yesterday as Max Verstappen "fended off Lewis Hamilton to win" the F1 U.S. "I think COVID certainly isn’t behind us and we have various issues in various parts of the world and I think Stefano has Plan A, Plan B and Plan C with the full intent of getting 23 grand prix put on this year. Stefano (Domenicali) and everyone at the Formula 1 and the FIA have done an excellent job putting on Grands Prix ever since COVID started and they’ve done it in a very safe and responsible way and I think that’s what has allowed us to get to as many Grands Prix as we have. We will continue to operate in a way that protects the safety of our personnel and the communities we visit."Īdded McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown, "I think it’s great. "Alongside this a significant proportion of the F1 community has been vaccinated already and we are confident that all will have had the opportunity to do so by the end of the summer. So far this season we have conducted over 44,000 tests with 27, positive cases a rate of 0.06%, with most coming during the earlier part of the season. "The Formula 1 community will continue to travel this season with stringent safety measures that has allowed us to travel safely this season. We had a championship battle that went to the last race with huge excitement throughout the whole championship.
Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO, Formula 1, said: The 2021 season was something very special. Formula One F1 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy SeptemGeneral view during the sprint qualifying REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini According to Sports Business Journal, 360,000 fans will be in attendance for the Grand Prix, the most there have ever been since 2012.
"After discussions with other promoters, we are confident that we will be able to travel to the following race under our strict safety protocols," F1 said in a press statement. COTA boasted an attendance of 380,000 over the 2021 US Grand Prix weekend. Where Graham Stoker Wants to Take the FIA