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F1: Vettel To Drive Preview Lap At Grand Prix Of America Course
Sebastian Vettel is headed to Port Imperial to promote the Grand Prix of America coming in 2013...
Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 and 2011 World Championships. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Reigning back-to-back World Champion Sebastian Vettel will drive a preview lap of the new Grand Prix of America course at New Jersey's Port Imperial on June 11.
Vettel will then attend a press conference with race promoter Leo Hindery, Infiniti representatives, Weehawken mayor Richard Turner and West New York mayor Felix Roque.
The 3.2-mile course, which will host its inaugural race in June 2013, is being built on existing streets in Port Imperial, Weehawken and West New York, along the Hudson River and at the top of the Palisades, with the New York City skyline as the backdrop.
Formula One Grand Prix of America has a 10-year agreement for races on the course. The race will receive no subsidies from either local or state government, and is expected to bring millions of dollars in spending to New Jersey and New York each year.
More than 100,000 guests are expected to attend the event, which will include Formula One's traditional two Friday practices, followed by qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday. Fans will arrive through a combination of NJ Transit, PATH and New York Waterway ferries.
No exact date for the Grand Prix of America has been announced.
Formula One Grand Prix of America headquarters are shared between Port Imperial and Manhattan.
Vettel will then attend a press conference with race promoter Leo Hindery, Infiniti representatives, Weehawken mayor Richard Turner and West New York mayor Felix Roque.
The 3.2-mile course, which will host its inaugural race in June 2013, is being built on existing streets in Port Imperial, Weehawken and West New York, along the Hudson River and at the top of the Palisades, with the New York City skyline as the backdrop.
Formula One Grand Prix of America has a 10-year agreement for races on the course. The race will receive no subsidies from either local or state government, and is expected to bring millions of dollars in spending to New Jersey and New York each year.
More than 100,000 guests are expected to attend the event, which will include Formula One's traditional two Friday practices, followed by qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday. Fans will arrive through a combination of NJ Transit, PATH and New York Waterway ferries.
No exact date for the Grand Prix of America has been announced.
Formula One Grand Prix of America headquarters are shared between Port Imperial and Manhattan.
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