Formula One foothold growing, series here to stay in USA

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly, third from left, of France, walks the course with his crew before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)

Williams driver Nicholas Latifi, of Canada, left, tries to drive around former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. F1 Teams took part in a free throw challenge as to help the NBA celebrate their 75th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A Mercedes crew member rides the course before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)

Alpine driver Fernando Alonso, second from right, of Spain, walks the course with his crew before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)

Haas driver Nikita Mazepin of Russia shoots free throws at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas, as he practices before F1 Teams take part in a free throw challenge as they help the NBA celebrate their 75th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Former NBA player Fabricio Oberto, left, watches as Alfa Romeo drivers Antonio Giovinazzi, of Italy, center, and Kimi Raikkonen, of Finland, right, shoot free throws at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. F1 Teams took part in a free throw challenge as to help the NBA celebrate their 75th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Williams drivers Nicholas Latifi, of Canada, left, and George Russell, of Britain, right, react as they shoot free throws during a contest at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. F1 Teams took part in a free throw challenge as to help the NBA celebrate their 75th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Alfa Romeo drivers Antonio Giovinazzi, of Italy, left, and Kimi Raikkonen, of Finland, right, shoot free throws at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. F1 Teams took part in a free throw challenge as to help the NBA celebrate their 75th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Alpine driver Esteban Ocon, third from right, of France, walks the course with his crew before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll of Canada, left, works with former NBA player Fabricio Oberto, right, at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas, as he practices before F1 Teams take part in a free throw challenge as they help the NBA celebrate their 75th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Haas driver Mick Schumacher of Germany, left, works with former NBA player Fabricio Oberto, right, at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas, as he practices before F1 Teams take part in a free throw challenge as they help the NBA celebrate their 75th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda, of Japan, responds to a question during a news conference before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, walks to a news conference before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, walks to a news conference before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

FILE - 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, in this Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, file photo. When Formula One returned to the United States in 2012, in central Texas of all places, the world's highest class of international auto racing took a big leap just to make a footprint in a country it had abandoned five years earlier. A decade later, F1 is here to stay in the USA. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi, of Italy, left, is helped by former NBA player Fabricio Oberto, right, as he shoots free throws at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Austin, Texas. F1 Teams took part in a free throw challenge as to help the NBA celebrate their 75th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)