2. Venues aplenty
Austin, Texas is the sixth venue to host the United States GP. The other five were Sebring (1959), Riverside (1960), Watkins Glen (1961-80), Phoenix (1989-91) and Indianapolis (2000-07). Indianapolis was also host to the Indianapolis 500(popularly known as Indy500), a race which was part of the Formula One Championship(as a point paying race) from 1950-60.
United States has also been home to multiple Grand Prix’s under different names. Long Beach hosted United States GP West (1976-83) , Las Vegas hosted the Caesars Palace Grand Prix(1981-82) , Detroit hosted the Detroit Grand Prix (1982-88) and Dallas hosted the Dallas Grand Prix(1984). 1982 had three races from United States at Long Beach, Las Vegas and Detroit. 2014 season could witness a second race in the United States – the Grand Prix of America in New Jersey in addition to the race in Austin.