Exclusive Interview with Jenson Button: Looking Ahead to the US Grand Prix

The Formula One United States Grand Prix is only days away, and excitement is building around the brand new Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas.

The sport has had a chequered history in the USA. Once upon a time, the majestic Watkins Glen attracted thousands of die-hard fans to western New York state.

A few years later, the cars were trundling around a somewhat uninspiring track laid out in the car park of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Detroit, Dallas, Long Beach, Phoenix and Sebring have also had a go at hosting Grands Prix, with varying degrees of success. The most recent spell—when races were held at Indianapolis from 2000 to 2007—was widely seen as something of a failure.

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