In the round-up: The promoter of the US Grand Prix says ticket sales have increased since Max Verstappen’s dominance ended.
In brief
US GP ticket sales up
Circuit of the Americas chairman Bobby Epstein says that fan interest in the upcoming United States Grand Prix has significantly increased since Verstappen’s dominance of F1 has ended.
“I think we’re in good shape coming up to this grand prix, although the route to get here was a little bit different this year from a fan standpoint, in that our ticket sales really took off when Max stopped winning, and it got more competitive,” Epstein told Racer.
“So I give a lot of credit to our fan base and the audience, and that they really are tuned in, they are educated and and they’re paying attention. And I think it’s exciting to see the season shape up the way it is.”
Lapierre announces retirement
Four-times Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class winner and two-times World Endurance Championship LMP2 champion Nico Lapierre has announced his immediate retirement as a competition driver and will not see out the remainder of the 2024 WEC season.
Lapierre had been racing with Alpine in the championship, but announced that he has now ceased racing. Lapierre won the Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class with KCMG and Signatech Alpine and raced in Alpine’s number 36 car this WEC season with Mick Schumacher and Matthieu Vaxiviere. The team finished third in the latest round at Fuji, which would be Lapierre’s final race.
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