“There is a lot of opportunity and having two U.S. races in the U.S. means we have taken the right direction for our strategy for the future. We will keep them separate in order to give the right space to both.
“We are looking ahead, we are putting the foundations for an incredible future for Formula One. This is a milestone that we all wanted.”
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff appeared to agree that organisers had done a good job. The Austrian said of the event: “The city (Miami) is hyped – is that how you say it? Formula One is all around, the amount of guest requests we have is amazing. I think we’ve finally landed in North America.”
It also comes after F1 agreed to add a third American event from the start of the 2023 season. Las Vegas will now be added to an increasingly busier calendar.