News Details

USGP under threat after state subsidy cut

– Doubt has been cast over the future of the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, with the Texas state government significantly reducing the subsidy it pays the track.COTA received $25 million from the state in 2012, 2013 and 2014, but this payment is expected to be slashed by more than 20 per cent for the 2015 campaign, to around $19.5 million.State officials say the cutback is justified due to new methods of measuring economic impact."To use a technical term, I think we're screwed," Bobby Epstein, COTA's Chairman, explained to the Austin American-Statesman newspaper, when asked for his reaction to the development."It hit us cold. No one could...
Full Story »
10y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

'We're screwed' says COTA chairman as funding is cut

The United States Grand Prix, held at the Circuit of the Americas in...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

US GP future under threat as Texas cuts state subsidy

The future of the US GP has been thrown into doubt by the news that the...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

US GP under threat

The future of the US GP in Austin is in doubt as state officials reduce...
10y ago from Pitpass.com

Mexico Circuit President Willing to Work with COTA

The President of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez believes that...
10y ago from F1Hub.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Can Aprilia dethrone Ducati in the 2026 MotoGP title...

The conclusion of the 2025 MotoGP season saw an unprecedented level of...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Aprilia Racing presents 2026 MotoGP livery

Aprilia Racing kicked off 2026 by unveiling its newest MotoGP livery in...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event

Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Berta eyes bold move, Arsenal poised to trump rivals...

Arsenal are very interested in signing the Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet....
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'I didn’t think he had it in him' - Jimmy Floyd...

Former Chelsea hitman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has said that he had doubts...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting...

The Premier League is back in action with another round of matches this...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Eking more out of the Arsenal attack

I listened with great interest to the half-season data review on the...
13h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.