Is the face of Formula One going to change in Austin? For the past three years, F1 has been dominated by Max Verstappen, and no one else has come close. But somehow 24-year-old Brit Lando Norris in his McLaren-Mercedes has been steaming up on the unstoppable Belgian. After dominating September’s Singapore Grand Prix, he opened a seemingly impossible pathway to championship victory, and Austin could be the make-or-break race for the young racer. And if that’s not enough excitement to get you to COTA, how’s about after-race musical performances by Sting and Eminem? – Richard Whittaker
Oct. 18-20
