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After $1,300,000,000 Extravaganza, F1’s American Love Affair Makes Max Verstappen’s Olympic Gold a Possibility

Published 08/16/2023, 5:30 AM EDT

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Max Verstappen is already finishing the F1 races a postcode ahead of the rest of the grid. Fastest lap, pole position, and race win. Is there anything that Max Verstappen cannot do? Maybe getting an Olympic gold will be a challenge. Not anymore, as F1’s love affair with America continues after the $1.3 Billion extravaganza. But, how is a Max Verstappen Olympic gold becoming a possibility?

Las Vegas is set to make a debut on the F1 calendar this year as the penultimate race of the season. With the F1 viewership in America higher than ever, all thanks to Liberty Media and Netflix, the 3rd American race addiction to F1 is believed to be a blockbuster. The Las Vegas GP is believed to generate F1 a total of $1.3 Billion in revenue while the costs are estimated to be around $500 Million. 

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Nonetheless, as F1 continues its love affair with the U.S., speculations of the International Olympic Committee considering motorsport as a possibility for the Olympics have come out. It is advised that motorsport can be included as early as 2028. And guess what? The 2028 games are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles. Looks like our F1 drivers are now going to compete for the gold and not only the championship.

As people got to know about motorsport being a possibility in the Olympics, they came out with many suggestions and speculations of their own. However, most of the speculations were about Max Verstappen’s dominance and how the Dutchman will be the most likely driver to win the Olympic gold.

Fans make Olympic Gold a possibility for Max Verstappen

Fans took to Twitter as they hailed Max Verstappen for winning the motorsport category at the Olympics, if it is included. Many suggested that Max Verstappen will bring glory to the Dutch nation with his countless gold medals. Some already labeled Max Verstappen as a gold medalist and an 8X World Champion. Let’s see how the fans reacted on Twitter.

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Then there were people who suggested that the Olympics gold will just be a side quest for Max Verstappen.

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Pranay Bhagi is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports, who has always been passionate about sports and writing. With a degree from a prestigious institute, he has channeled his enthusiasm into sports journalism, particularly F1, a sport that has captivated him for over a decade. Pranay's deep-rooted love for the sport began during the Sebastian Vettel era, and he has been following it religiously ever since.
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Varunkumaar Chelladurai