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      04-09-2019, 03:07 PM   #40
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Americans tend to like a hero story. F1 seems to be driven by computerized drivers. So in the end, if you can't relate to who is doing the actual driving, it's difficult to get into - like watching a computer game (at least from the Americans standpoint). Europeans like F1 for almost the opposite reason because they see F1 as the ultimate expression of automotive technology that Europeans have to offer to the world regardless of the drivers.

It's hard for me to see an American team can compete with say Ferrari or Mercedes at least not in ten years. Haas has to rely on Ferrari components. The chassis is built by Italian Dallara. I am not sure Haas knows how to build an F1 engine even if they try. On the other hands, most F1 teams can pretty much build an IndyCar and be competitive on first race.