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Valtteri Bottas knows what you should drink while watching F1’s Austin Grand Prix

Having been built in 2010, Austin, Texas’ Circuit of the Americas (COTA) racetrack isn't even old enough to legally drink — but it’s already been home to a number of spectacular races. The track can accommodate 120,000 spectators, but when F1 first started racing at COTA, in 2012, ages before…

Motorsport

Ranking every circuit to hold F1 in the United States

After decades of trying and failing to make it big across the Atlantic, Formula 1 has finally managed to achieve an all-important foothold in the United States. It might not have an American driver to get behind any longer, but F1's presence Stateside is growing; last year's calendar featured three…

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Ranked: Every circuit F1 visited in the United States

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The hot F1 fashion drops of the 2024 US GP: Levi's, Lewis Hamilton's +44 and more

Check out all of the fashion collections launching during the Formula 1 US Grand Prix.

Motorsport

The factors that make the US GP weekend crucial to F1's fight at the front

After four weeks away, Formula 1 returns for a frantic six-race run in eight weeks, with the United States Grand Prix a crucial weekend across the grid as 2024's final upgrades emerge.

Motorsport

“When you follow this path, all roads lead to one man: Alexander Dumble”: Ian Moore on Dumble's inspiring legacy, the “snake oil” around the iconic amp-maker – and his own quest to design the perfect amp

If the perfect tone doesn't exist then why are we still search for it? As Austin powerhouse Ian Moore sees it, "the journey is the destination"

Guitar World

The Hamilton trend Verstappen needs to emulate to see off Norris in F1 2024

Can a driver with a 52-point lead with six rounds of a Formula 1 season remaining really not be considered the favourite to win the world championship?

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Where Is College GameDay This Week? Week 8 Schedule, Location, TV

ESPN's flagship college football show is heading to another SEC destination on Oct. 19.

Sports Illustrated

Mental health support for toddlers has lagged in Texas. That’s now changing.

Lawmakers and child care centers are pushing for a statewide mental health system for toddlers.

The Texas Tribune

When can Verstappen or Norris clinch the 2024 F1 world title?

Max Verstappen started 2024 with seven victories in 10 grands prix, so it looked as though the Red Bull driver would cruise towards another championship.

Autosport

Texas is a young state with older elected officials. Some young leaders are trying to change that.

The average age of Texans last year was 37, while the Legislature’s average age was 55. Hurdles to voting and the unique challenges young candidates encounter fuel the mismatch.

The Texas Tribune

Fake gravel among new track limits measures for US Grand Prix

United States Grand Prix organisers have made a series of revisions to the Austin circuit to try to help reduce track limits problems, Motorsport.com has learned.

Motorsport

A child killer was set free in the 90s for good behavior. Decades later he murdered two more people

Raul Meza Jr. served about a decade in prison for killing an 8-year-old girl before he was released early for good behavior. Now, he has pleaded guilty to two more murders. Andrea Cavallier reports

The Independent UK

MLS power rankings: Orlando City’s beauty to Inter Miami’s utter dominance

There are signs of rebellion in Austin, Óscar Pareja are well worth watching and Lionel Messi appears to be heading for yet another title

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How Austin has gone from lagging ticket sales to potentially breaking F1’s sprint race record

With the post-Covid bounce over, and household budgets ever tighter, Formula 1 race promoters know that sellouts are not guaranteed if they do not go the extra mile.

Motorsport

Austin F1 ticket sales "took off" since Verstappen stopped winning

Organisers of Austin's United States Grand Prix say ticket sales swung upwards in recent weeks as the 2024 Formula 1 season became more competitive, and they are banking on a rare crossover of F1 and college football to draw in new fans.

Latin Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Austin Over $400K Abortion Travel Assistance

In the 2024-2025 budget, Austin allocated $400,000 to help residents with travel expenses, like airfare, gas, hotels, child care, and food, when traveling out-of-state for an abortion after Texas banned almost all abortions in the summer of 2022.

Latin Times

Influx of Population Set to Exacerbate Texas' Lack of Water Issues, Putting Economic Growth at Risk

Estimates say Texas loses 572,000 acre-feet of water every year, enough to supply Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, Laredo and Lubbock combined for an entire year

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Red Bull must solve Verstappen’s ‘monster’ riddle or Norris will pounce

Break of more than four weeks before rush of final six grands prix could be decisive in the tight race for the F1 title

The Texas Tribune

Paxton sues Austin over abortion travel fund

The city has appropriated $400,000 to help residents travel out of state for abortions. This is the second lawsuit targeting the fund.

Autosport

Horner: Monza low the turning point for Red Bull's 2024 F1 season

Christian Horner thinks Red Bull's poor Italian Grand Prix weekend may have been the low point that helped turn its 2024 season around.

The Texas Tribune

Free speech or political intimidation? A jury says this Trump Train organizer crossed the line.

Eliazar Cisneros was accused of organizing and participating in a Trump Train that used harassment and intimidation to prevent others from exercising their support for a candidate.

Autosport

F1 2024 schedule: When is the next Formula 1 race?

The 2024 F1 season has seen the calendar become more regionalised, as part of an attempt from the championship to increase its sustainability. It has resulted in the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix being placed in a back-to-back, while the Japanese GP was moved from its usual Autumn slot…

Texas Observer

Lost in Austin: Climate Change, Displacement, and Race in the Texas Capital

The story of Rainey Street is Austin gentrification in microcosm.

Latin Times

Texas Man Charged with Sexual Assault of Female Passenger During Lyft Ride in Austin

The driver took the victim's phone to submit a 5-star review after the attack, highlighting rideshare safety concerns

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