F1 Event At COTA Light On Spectacle, But Race Is Thrilling

Bruno Mars and Britney Spears rocked COTA

Kimi Raikkonen won the F1 U.S. Grand Prix yesterday at Circuit Of The Americas, and the "action on the track was at least one big improvement from the previous year." F1 owner Liberty Media in '17 "went all out to create a spectacle," but this year, "not quite so much."

Gone was the "championship prize fight atmosphere created by announcer Michael Buffer."

There were still concerts, with Bruno Mars and Britney Spears headlining. AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN

What this year's event "lacked as a spectacle, it more than made up for in the race." AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN