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The expected record crowd next month comes amid growing popularity in the U.S. Twenty One Pilots will perform at the venue’s amphitheater on Friday and Billy Joel will perform Saturday, with all tickets including access to the concerts. GP was canceled last year, and the last time it was held in '19, the event attracted a reported weekend crowd of around 268,000. The venue has around 120,000 permanent grandstand seats but can accommodate thousands more in general admission sections. That is in addition to three-day packages having previously sold out. Domenicali revealed the sellout to SBJ in an interview last Friday, and the track further confirmed in an announcement yesterday that it no longer has any single-day tickets or parking spots left for the Sunday race day.
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22-24 and is expected to feature the largest crowd to attend a race at the Austin venue since COTA started hosting F1 in '12. Grand Prix, according to F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, and the track is expecting around 360,000 people to attend over the course of three days. "Hopefully we can do this for many years to come.Circuit of the Americas is “totally sold out” for next month’s F1 Aramco U.S. “It's amazing to be here, but also to see so many (fans) around the track," Verstappen said before stepping to the podium as fans rushed on the track. Track President Bobby Epstein has said he expects to get a new long-term deal from F1. Sunday was the final race in the Circuit's original 10-year contract, but the U.S. Shaquille O’Neal hosted a post-race DJ dance party and delivered the winner's trophy to the podium, where the 7-footer loomed large over Verstappen and Hamilton.
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It was one of the largest sporting events since the start of the pandemic and drew the rich and famous to the Austin circuit.Īmong the celebrities in attendance were actor Ben Stiller, rapper Meghan Thee Stallion, golfer Rory McIlroy and tennis champion Serena Williams, who all participated in the pre-race grid walk. “Got a good start and gave it absolutely everything, but in the end of the day, they just had the upper hand this weekend.”Īs the popularity of Formula One explodes in the U.S., the championship rivals delivered a dramatic finish under a blazing Texas sun in front of an estimated crowd of 140,000. It was such a tough race," Hamilton said. “Congratulations to Max, he did a great job today. Hamilton, a five-time winner at COTA who couldn't catch Verstappen in the end, is seeking a record eighth F1 title. Verstappen, the 24-year-old Dutchman chasing his first championship, now has some breathing room heading into Mexico City, a high-altitude stronghold for Red Bull. But he couldn't make the pass at the end and settled for second. Hamilton in his Mercedes was bearing down on Verstappen over the final 18 laps and had cut the Red Bull driver's lead to less than 1 second by the final lap. Verstappen, who entered the Circuit of the Americas with a six-point lead over Hamilton in the standings, now leads the seven-time champion by 12 points with five races remaining. Grand Prix on Sunday to win his eighth race of the season and double his lead in the championship standings. AUSTIN, Texas – Max Verstappen held off Formula One title rival Lewis Hamilton over the final thrilling laps of the U.S.