U.S. Grand Prix promoter Bobby Epstein has twice seen the Formula One title settled at his Austin track but this year he hopes the battle goes on for longer.Red Bull’s reigning world champion Max Verstappen is 80 points clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with nine races remaining. It now looks highly unlikely the fight will go down to the wire, as happened last year in the battle to the last lap between the Dutch driver and Mercedes’ seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton.The title was decided at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas (COTA), race 19 of 22 this year, in 2015 and 2019 with Hamilton triumphant. “I have to say that when we get the championship concluded here, it’s less exciting than when it comes down to the last lap of the last race,” Epstein, whose Oct. 23 round is sold out, told Reuters. “We could easily eclipse (last year’s crowd) if we put (more) tickets on sale,” said Epstein. “Our capacity is less constrained by the on-campus facilities than by wanting to get … [Read more...] about Motor Racing: U.S. Grand Prix Promoter Hopes F1 Title Battle Goes Beyond Austin