Ferrari F1 Team Principal Marco Mattiacci said that F1 should "pursue staging three races a season in the United States to increase the revenues available to all its teams," according to ESPN. Mattiacci -- who has already said Ferrari is "unwilling to give up its current share of revenues -- thinks a solution could be having more races" in the U.S., a market F1 has "failed to seriously break in recent years despite numerous attempts to do so." Mattiacci: "I want an extra race in the United States. I want three races in the United States. That's my proposal, because the American market is fundamental to generate revenues, to attract sponsors, so that's my proposal. When you have more revenues definitely you can talk about having more teams on board. ... We need competitive teams. I'm not here to say small, middle; we need competitive teams with a solid business background, a solid financial background." In '82, the U.S. became the "first country to host three world championship grands prix in one season with races in Long Beach, Las Vegas and Detroit." No country on the current calendar does so but Force India Owner & Team Principal Vijay Mallya, whose team is one of those "unhappy with the way F1's revenues are split, thinks Mattiacci's proposal makes sense." Mallya: "Well, you know the United States is a large continent and could have more than one Formula One race. The motor racing culture and passion exists in this country, in terms of NASCAR, in terms of Daytona, in terms of the Indy 500, I mean motorsport is basically a very, very popular sport here in the United States" (ESPN, 11/5).
