Lewis Hamilton is confident Formula 1 "will succeed in America" ahead of the second running of Austin's grand prix this weekend. Although F1 has a regular history of staging grands prix in the United States dating back to 1959, the general perception inside F1 is that the sport needs to do more to infiltrate the large American sports market. Last year's inaugural race at Austin's Circuit of the Americas - the country's first purpose-built F1 facility - was regarded as a positive renewed first step in that direction with an attendance of 117,000 on race day. Plans have also been afoot to again hold a second U.S. round, although the proposed New Jersey event for 2014 now looks...
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