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That's a big reason why Formula One is moving steadily eastward. When it began in 1950, on the bumpy tracks of Monza and Silverstone, the championship was a race between European cars mostly driven by European drivers and watched by European fans. The drivers took their lives in their hands every time they got behind the wheel. Many didn't make it. Jackie Stewart, three-time F1 world champion, used to look back at his house before leaving to drive at Germany's original Nürburgring in case he never saw it again. "The Nürburgring...
...including hotels, golf courses and Ferrari World, billed as the world's largest indoor theme park. Here you can experience the g-forces of an F1 racer firsthand on a roller coaster that reaches speeds of 124m.p.h. (200 km/h). The roller coaster may be more thrilling than the race itself. New tracks like Yas Island are a soccer mom's dream of safety, and no one has died in F1 since 1994. But the new tracks can also make for duller races, and many in the sport feel that F1 needs to find a way to boost the thrill factor...
This year's season may open next week, but it won't reach Europe until mid-May, passing first through Bahrain, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai. Only eight of this season's 19 races are in Europe, and the proportion will likely continue to shrink. England's legendary Silverstone track almost lost its spot on the schedule altogether. France no longer has a race...
...balance, F1's move eastward is good for the sport. Last year, more than a third of F1's TV viewers came from China and Brazil alone. India hopes to host a race in the next few years. "Doing an American team makes a lot of sense as the sport moves away from Europe; those are the markets that American companies want to reach," says Peter Windsor, who is trying to get the new USF1 team off the ground. It also helps explain why YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley is pouring money into F1. Still, much of the sport...
...looks a lot more exciting than it has in years. Last year's champion, Jenson Button, and 2008 winner Lewis Hamilton, both Brits, are driving for McLaren. Schumi's back and trying to win another championship at 41. Red Bull, last year's runner-up in the constructor's race, has a quick young German driver named Sebastian Vettel whose nickname is Baby Schumi. With Alonso and Felipe Massa behind the wheel, Ferrari is again a strong contender, and Ferrari, by general consensus and its own elevated self-image, is the beating red heart of F1. Three...