AUSTIN: Formula 1 on Sunday announced an eight-year extension with the Circuit of the Americas to continue hosting the United States Grand Prix through 2034.&nbsp;The central Texas track has been a key US footprint for the global motorsports series since it opened in 2012. The race has become one of the highest-attended events on the schedule every year, with officials claiming more than 400,000 fans in 2022 and 2023.&nbsp;&ldquo;We&rsquo;re glad Formula 1 has found a home in Texas, and are grateful to the fans, teams, and the entire F1 community who have consistently supported us and made the United States Grand Prix a favorite stop on the global calendar,&quot; track president Bobby Epstein said in a statement.&nbsp;The extension was announced just a few hours before Sunday&#39;s race. According to track officials, this year&#39;s race weekend included fans from all 50 states and 60 countries.&nbsp;The Circuit of the Americas is the only purpose-built F1 track in the country and hosted the only F1 race in the US from 2012-2021. The series has now expanded to include races in Miami and Las Vegas, and recently extended the Miami Grand Prix through 2041.&nbsp;The US Grand Prix also has a unique arrangement with the state of Texas that allows race officials to apply annually for tax revenue to help pay F1&#39;s license fee for staging the event. Since 2012, the state has paid more than $300 million.&nbsp;Formula 1 officials say the race has generated an economic impact of about $7 billion for Austin and Texas since it began.&nbsp;Stefano Domenicali, president and chief executive officer of Formula 1, noted the track&#39;s role in &ldquo;establishing the strong foundation we now enjoy in the US&rdquo;&nbsp;&ldquo;As Formula 1 continues to grow and thrive in the United States, we are proud to extend our partnership with Bobby Epstein and his outstanding team in Austin, as well as with Governor (Greg) Abbott, whose leadership has been instrumental in supporting the sport&rsquo;s development in Texas and beyond,&quot; Domenicali said.&nbsp;The race contract comes three days after Formula 1 announced a five-year deal with Apple to be the series&#39;s US broadcast partner beginning next season.

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Formula 1 extended its deal with Austin’s Circuit of the Americas through 2034, ensuring the United States Grand Prix remains a major fixture, generating billions for Texas as F1 expands its growing footprint across the US.


F1 extends US Grand Prix at COTA with 8-year deal 

Formula 1 announced a five-year deal Friday with Apple, which will be the global motorsports series&#39; US broadcast partner beginning next season.&nbsp;ESPN had been the broadcast partner since 2018 and through the explosion of popularity of F1 in the United States,but notified the series at the start of this year it would not be extending its deal.&nbsp;At the same time, Apple was working with the series on &ldquo;F1 The Movie,&rdquo; an original film released internationally in cinemas and IMAX in June.&nbsp; It will make its global streaming debut on Apple TV in December, has already grossed nearly $630 million globally as both the most successful sports movie in history and most lucrative of Brad Pitt&#39;s career.&nbsp;The relationship made Apple the frontrunner to land the US broadcast rights. Financial terms were not released.&nbsp;&ldquo;I feel like I am on the podium, this is amazing,&rdquo; said Eddy Cue, Apple&lsquo;s senior vice president of services. &quot;Our vision for Apple TV, we wanted to deliver customers the best story from the most creative storytellers.&nbsp; We launched in 2019, we started with nine original series, and now we&rsquo;ve got a deep library of over 300 shows and movies and 1000s of hours.&nbsp;&ldquo;And everyone on Apple TV in the US will now get Formula 1,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re going to get everything that Formula 1 has to offer.&rdquo;&nbsp;Apple plans to air F1 on Apple TV as well as amplify the series across Apple News, Apple Maps, Apple Music, Apple Sports and Apple Fitness+. Apple TV will also host all practice, qualifying, sprint sessions and races.&nbsp;Select races and all practice sessions throughout the season will also be available to watch for free in the Apple TV app. F1 TV Premium, F1&rsquo;s own premier content offering, will continue to be available in the US via an Apple TV subscription and will be free to Apple subscribers.&nbsp;Apple TV is available in over 100 countries and regions on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone and other products, including PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles.&nbsp;Cue said Apple&#39;s reach will only help grow F1 in the United States, which currently hosts races in Miami, Las Vegas and this weekend in Austin, Texas.

Apple secured exclusive US media rights for Formula 1 under a five-year deal starting next season, ending ESPN’s tenure, and expanding F1 coverage across Apple platforms including TV, Music, and News.

Apple clinches US media rights for F1 races under five-year deal

SINGAPORE: Less than two weeks on from its best Formula 1 finish in years, Williams saw both cars disqualified for a technical infringement in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday.&nbsp;Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, qualified 12th and 13th but will now be dropped to the back of the grid for Sunday&rsquo;s race.&nbsp;F1 technical delegate Jo Bauer reported that part of the rear wings of the two Williams cars &ldquo;exceeded the maximum limit&quot; allowed by the regulations during a check of the Drag Reduction System overtaking aid.&nbsp;&ldquo;This is bitterly disappointing for the team and we are urgently investigating how this happened,&rdquo; team principal James Vowles said.&nbsp;&ldquo;At no point were we seeking a performance advantage and the rear wings had passed our own checks earlier in the day, but there is only one measurement that matters and we fully accept the FIA ruling.&nbsp;&quot;We have a car capable of scoring points here this weekend and will do everything we can to fight from the back of the grid tomorrow, and will immediately review our processes to make sure this doesn&rsquo;t happen again.&rdquo;&nbsp;George Russell took pole position for Mercedes, with Red Bull&#39;s Max Verstappen second and McLaren&#39;s Oscar Piastri third.&nbsp;Sainz achieved Williams&#39; first podium finish in four years at the last race in Azerbaijan, where he finished third.&nbsp;The team&#39;s previous podium finish before that was in a rain-affected race in Belgium in 2021. Russell placed second thanks to his qualifying position after no green-flag racing was possible. Before that, Williams last had a top-three finish in a competitive race in 2017.

Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz were disqualified from Singapore GP qualifying after Williams’ rear wings breached DRS regulations. The team accepted the FIA ruling, calling it unintentional and pledging to review procedures before Sunday’s race.

FIA disqualify both Williams from F1 Singapore qualifying after rules breach

<p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; padding: 0.2rem 0px 0.8rem; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: "AP Font", "AP Font Local", Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted">BAKU: Standings leader Oscar Piastri crashed on the first lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday to hand his McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris a chance to slash Piastri&#39;s lead in the Formula 1 title fight.<p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; padding: 0.2rem 0px 0.8rem; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: "AP Font", "AP Font Local", Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>Piastri seemed to false-start and then nearly stall off the line, dropping to the back of the field before sliding into the barrier as he tried to recover places.&nbsp;<p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; padding: 0.2rem 0px 0.8rem; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: "AP Font", "AP Font Local", Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>The Australian crashed for the second day in a row in Baku after also hitting the barrier in qualifying.<p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; padding: 0.2rem 0px 0.8rem; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: "AP Font", "AP Font Local", Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>The incident was a blow to McLaren&rsquo;s chances of sealing the constructors&rsquo; title.<p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; padding: 0.2rem 0px 0.8rem; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: "AP Font", "AP Font Local", Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>Norris started seventh and his McLaren teammate Piastri ninth for Sunday&#39;s race after a chaotic qualifying session with plenty of crashes, rain, and red flags.&nbsp;<p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; padding: 0.2rem 0px 0.8rem; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: "AP Font", "AP Font Local", Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>Red Bull&#39;s Max Verstappen took pole position in Azerbaijan for the first time in his career.

Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix in Baku

Oscar Piastri crashes on lap one of the Azerbaijan GP, giving teammate Lando Norris a chance to close the gap in the F1 title race.

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