Five things you need to know about the United States GP

Circuit of the Americas track in Austin,Texas is the sixth venue to host the United States Grand Prix.

5. The closet modern-day race finish

Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher made it to the record books being involved in the second closet race finish at the United States GP in 2002.

Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher made it to the record books being involved in the second closet race finish in F1 history at the United States GP in 2002.

The 2002 race held in Indianapolis witnessed the second ever closest finish to a race in Formula 1’s long and dramatic history. Teammates Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher raced side by side to the finish line. In the end it was Rubens Barrichello who won the race in a photo-finish taking the Chequered Flag with the difference between the two drivers being just 0.011 seconds on the time sheets.

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