How F1 Is Shifting Gears In The US
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🗓️ 14 March 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
The popularity of F1 in the US skyrocketed after Liberty Media bought Formula 1 in 2017. Netflix's Drive to Survive helped boost interest in the sport (for both new and old fans) during the height of the pandemic. Netflix's series has remained popular ever since and is now in its sixth season.
But among all the glitz and glamor, F1 is not without controversies, which could make it a hard sell for American audiences.
We discuss where F1 fits in America's racing scene, and what it'll take for the US to full embrace the sport.
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| 0:24.1 | Today we're heading to the races. The US has a rich motorsport history |
| 0:36.7 | thanks to race series like NASCAR and Indy car just to name the big ones but in the |
| 0:41.6 | last few years a certain sound has been getting louder and |
| 0:45.0 | louder in America. To you |
| 0:53.0 | gear heads or petrol heads if you prefer you recognize those sounds |
| 0:57.0 | those are the sounds of Formula One. |
| 0:59.0 | It's lights out and away we go. |
| 1:02.0 | It's lights out and away we go. It's lights out and away we go. |
| 1:03.6 | It's lights out and away we go. |
| 1:06.2 | The popularity of F1 races in the US |
| 1:08.4 | skyrocketed after Liberty Media bought Formula One in 2017. |
| 1:13.0 | Netflix's Drive to Survive |
| 1:14.7 | help boost interest in the sport |
| 1:16.6 | during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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