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Formula 1’s great American plan seems to be working wonders right now. The sport’s popularity has never been higher in the States and the fan base is only growing. That being said, F1 is still essentially a European product being marketed to the USA. Naturally, a few things must be changed and a few alliances made to strengthen F1’s stronghold over the American market. And with Lewis Hamilton on their side, this shouldn’t be an issue exactly.

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That being said, fans on Twitter have been cracking their heads over what F1 can do to make their sport more tuned to the audiences across the pond. Even though F1 boasts of a mega three US Grands Prix this year, fans still want to see more all-American collaborations in the future. This was sparked by a genius Tweet by Business Insider’s Editor, Alanis King.

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She went on to write, “F1 will never be truly Americanized until I see Lewis Hamilton in a Buc-ee’s.” Her suggestion, rather demand, to pair the 7x champion with the American country store giants, one of America’s most iconic establishments, prompted fans to react and share demands of their own!

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As soon as King’s tweet went viral, fans rushed to the social media website to share their reactions and their own suggestions. One fan even commented, “Oh yes! When F1 goes to COTA in the Fall, take Lewis to a Buc-ee’s!”

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Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions from King’s viral tweet.

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That wasn’t all though. Hamilton isn’t the only driver or entity within the sport that has a massive reach. If Americanization of the sport is the goal, then the fans put on their thinking hats as they logged into Twitter. What emerged was a plethora of great ideas the fans had to aid F1’s push into breaking into America!

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Do you think needs to do something about Americanizing themselves? Or will the simple old European charm the sport has be enough to engage and maintain their stronghold in the States?

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Anirban Aly Mandal

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a senior F1 writer at EssentiallySports, with over 1000 articles published on the platform. Anirban's love for F1 started when he discovered a copy of F1 2014 while playing on his computer, and he has since then dived deep into the world of motorsports. Anirban's expertise goes beyond just writing - he has also written several academic papers focused on the domain of motorsports. His passion for the sport is so immense that he aspires to work as a legal advisor in the most prestigious racing series in the world someday. When it comes to F1, Anirban finds great pleasure in re-watching classic races and idolizes the likes of Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Sebastian Vettel. His top picks include Brazil '91, Silverstone '92, and Germany '19. Outside of the sport, Anirban is an avid sim-racer, often found racing on titles like Assetto Corsa, F1 22, and Automobilista. He's also a fan of the PES series and other sporting and non-sporting games. Apart from his interests in gaming, Anirban has a keen interest in philosophy, literature, music, and Anglo-Saxon history.

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