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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2014, file photo, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, of Germany, drives through the course during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Formula One expects to race the U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas for “many years to come,” a series official said Tuesday, May 28, 2019, despite the track’s failed effort to secure $25 million in Texas public money it was denied in 2018. Sean Bratches, F1’s managing director of commercial operations, suggested the series remains confident in the Texas race’s’ financial security. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
F1 remains confident in US Grand Prix future in Texas

By Jim Vertuno May. 28, 2019 02:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, right, of Germany U.S. Grand Prix , leads the field into the first turn for the start of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The promoters of Formula One’s U.S. Grand Prix blew a deadline to collect their annual $25 million in Texas taxpayer money to help pay for the 2018 race. Now state lawmakers are about to give them another chance, and make it easier to get the funds in the future. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Texas may give F1's US Grand Prix its missing $25 million

By Jim Vertuno May. 09, 2019 05:21 PM EDT