- 04 Jan 10, 01:35#178330
yeah a few Aussies do go race in Asia but if they are serious about wanting to make it into F1 the chosen path is to go to Europe.
I have little to add, save for the fact that the last grand prix in the USA was, in fact, in 2006 and not 2005.
2007 in fact.
There was racing in 2007?
Anyway, a big part of the reason that the sport would not take off in the USA is the fact that it is huge. For a country like France, Germany, Spain or Italy, a single race is plenty (so why they gave Spain two is beyond me) but for somewhere as big as the USA, you would be wanting two or three races to make an impact. Another problem is the feasibility of running a team from a base in the USA - the logistical costs would be massive considering the huge European base and even the move to Asia does not help things much. Finally, it's hard for talent from the USA to make it in to F1 because, as far as I am aware, there are no FIA-sanctioned championships over there, so they can't get superlicences as easily - I imagine that's part of the reason we have had so few racers from Australia and New Zealand. Unless they move to Europe and participate in things like the Formula 3 Euro Series, GP2, Formula 2 etc. then it is hard to break in to Formula 1.
There are always the Japanese formulae for the Aussies and Kiwis (and maybe the West Coast American drivers).
yeah a few Aussies do go race in Asia but if they are serious about wanting to make it into F1 the chosen path is to go to Europe.
