F1 remains confident in US Grand Prix future in Texas

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)

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2018, file photo, Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen, of Finland, holds the trophy after winning the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, as third-placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, right, of Britain, looks on, 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)