News index

June 20, 2011: Mark Sutton heads to Texas to look at the progress being made at the site of the new Circuit of the Americas

June 17, 2011: Fears have eased that Austin's city council could scupper the 2012 US Grand Prix with the local mayor saying: 'This confirms what I've been saying all along'

June 8, 2011: US Grand Prix lawyer Richard Suttle has admitted the Austin City Council has the power to scupper the project

June 6, 2011: Questions have been raised about the advisability of staging the US Grand Prix at the newly-built circuit at Austin in the heat of mid June

April 19, 2011: The venue for the 2012 US Grand Prix at Austin was dealt a potential blow after the Texas State Senate's finance committee voted 10-4 to pull a $25 million package

April 13, 2011: The track that will host next year's United States Grand Prix has been officially named as the 'Circuit of the Americas'.

April 6, 2011: Organisers of the US Grand Prix insist construction work at the all-new Austin race track is on target to meet their June 2012 deadline

April 4, 2011: The promoters of the United States Grand Prix say that construction on the new circuit is on schedule, despite clearing work only just being completed.

February 18, 2011: Work at the site of the 2012 US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas is now obvious, according to a local reporter

February 2, 2011: The construction of the US Grand Prix site in Texas is set to have an enormous impact on sales activity within the local Austin area and state-wide economy according to a recent study by by Dr. Don Hoyte, principal of TexasEconomicImpact.com

December 18, 2010: Organisers of the 2012 United States Grand Prix have spoken of their confidence about being able to deliver a circuit outside Austin after submitting plans with Formula One's governing body, the FIA

November 4, 2010: The lead attorney for the US grand prix promoter has denied reports the Austin track will not be ready for its scheduled 2012 race debut

October 4, 2010: Formula One track designer Hermann Tilke has said he is not worried about getting the planned $200 million venue at Austin ready for a US Grand Prix in 2012

October 4, 2010: Formula One track designer Hermann Tilke has said he is not worried about getting the planned $200 million venue at Austin ready for a US Grand Prix in 2012

September 22, 2010: Traffic concerns are the latest difficulty facing organisers of the proposed US Grand Prix in Texas

September 1, 2010: The layout of Austin's Formula One track has been finalised by race promoters Full Throttle productions

August 11, 2010: According to circuit designer Herman Tilke's US executive Christian Epp, the track layout of the new circuit in Austin is essentially complete

July 27, 2010: Promoters of the US Grand Prix have revealed the location of their circuit and named a principal backer in American business man Red McCombs

July 16, 2010: US GP promoter Tavo Hellmund has played down fears that the circuit for the confirmed race in Austin, Texas may not be ready in time for 2012