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Alex Jacques

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805 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

And to reach an entirely new demographic with the sport is incredible.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

Pretty rare.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

Let's be honest.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

Very few sports leagues or sports in general get a chance to reinvent.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

Formula One always reinvents.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

That's part of the DNA.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

They're changing the cars all the time.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

They're changing the power units all the time.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

But the chance to bring in a new demographic, that is so rare.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

And it's given the sport so much more energy.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

And I'm delighted it's had that effect.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

I mean, if you look at America's Formula One history and there have been more venues for Formula One Grand Prix in the United States than any other.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

The problem is none of them ever stuck.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

until we got to Austin.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

It's just an incredible thing to see the popularity explode.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

And I think the interest has grown with Formula One growing the calendar.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

If you were skeptical about getting a race in Austin, you can only imagine how people felt about racing down the strip in Vegas and the skepticism that abounded with that.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

And yet, logistically, that was an amazing feat for them to pull off.

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

Miami too, right?

Business Wars
F1 vs NASCAR | F1 Roars Into the U.S. | 4

Yeah.