{"id":10454,"date":"2026-02-10T15:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/?p=1236176528"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:33:37","slug":"the-whole-thing-is-a-show-why-the-love-affair-between-f1-racing-and-music-just-makes-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarmiento24h.com\/?p=10454","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Whole Thing Is A Show\u2019: Why the Love Affair Between F1 Racing and Music Just \u2018Makes\u00a0Sense\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"10140328\">\n<h3> Trending on Billboard <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> The heat is kissing 90 degrees on a mid-October Friday in Austin, where Bobby Epstein is giving a <em>Jurassic Park<\/em>-style media tour through the perpetually under construction Circuit of the Americas (COTA) racing grounds. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto u-max-width-400 u-width-100p featured-article-related-artists\" readability=\"7.3191489361702\">\n<p><h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\"> Explore <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-height-100p\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kygo\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\"> <img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/charts-static.billboard.com\/img\/2013\/11\/kygo-a2m-344x344.jpg\" alt data-lazy-srcset data-lazy-sizes height width decoding=\"async\"> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"> <\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline a-font-secondary-fancy-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Standing at the head of a moving shuttle bus like a safari guide, the circuit\u2019s chairman points to piles of dirt. As he tells us in his easygoing drawl, a carousel and Ferris wheel will soon stand here; the skeletons of future roller coasters tower over the horizon behind him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> On the property\u2019s great lawn, we pass two massive music stages and rows of vendors selling everything from LEGO race cars to cowboy hats. (About 6,000 of the latter, to be precise, are stocked for the weekend.) There\u2019s a <em>lucha libre <\/em>wrestling ring, miniature golf and go-karts, and in one section showing off cutting-edge technology, a tent housing a life-size model of a six-propeller flying taxicab hailed as the \u201cfuture\u201d of air travel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> When I remark that it feels like we\u2019re at the World\u2019s Fair, a delighted grin flashes across Epstein\u2019s face. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re after,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> In reality, we\u2019re at the Formula&nbsp;1 United States Grand Prix, where hundreds of thousands of fans will soon pack in to catch flashes of race cars zipping through the course\u2019s famously sharp corners and deceptively steep hills during one of the racing organization\u2019s tentpole events. But for over a decade, COTA has been working to transform this annual affair \u2014 the biggest of about nine races held here each year since it opened in 2012 \u2014 into more than just a sporting event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> The COTALand theme park they\u2019re in the midst of building is just COTA\u2019s latest push to make motor sport a way of life in the United States, a market F1 in particular had long struggled to crack before it finally erupted in mainstream popularity at the end of the 2010s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Now, the amount of U.S. Grands Prix has shot up from just one to three of the 24 total in-season F1 stops, with annual races introduced in Miami in 2022 and Las Vegas in 2023; this past November, Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z made appearances on the track in Sin City, and mgk, T-Pain and Zedd headlined a festival-like run of outdoor shows surrounding the race. What once was a niche sport predominantly associated with European car enthusiasts has exploded into an America-size media and entertainment spectacle. And \u2014 if the Academy Award-nominated, Brad Pitt-led <em>F1: The Movie<\/em>\u2019s $189.5&nbsp;million in domestic box-office revenue in 2025, and its star-packed soundtrack, which hit No.&nbsp;13 on the Billboard&nbsp;200, are any indication \u2014 it\u2019s only getting bigger. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/ \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-t-125 u-padding-b-10 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/billy-joel-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2021-billboard-1200.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Billy Joel performs on the Germania Insurance Super Stage during the Formula 1 USGP at Circuit of The Americas on October 23, 2021 in Austin, Texas.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/billy-joel-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2021-billboard-1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/billy-joel-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2021-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/billy-joel-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2021-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=681,454 681w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 100vw\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column a-font-accent-xs lrv-u-color-black u-margin-t-n4px lrv-u-padding-lr-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-font-size-11 u-line-height-19px u-word-spacing-n0156px u-letter-spacing-0026 u-padding-b-0625@mobile-max\"> <span class>Billy Joel performs on the Germania Insurance Super Stage during the Formula 1 USGP at Circuit of The Americas on October 23, 2021 in Austin, Texas. <\/span> <cite class=\"u-letter-spacing-0094 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-size-10 u-margin-t-2px\">Rick Kern\/Getty Images<\/cite> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> But while the rest of America might only just be catching up to speed, COTA has been in this race for years \u2014 and it\u2019s been a key player in helping F1 achieve its own long-term goal of crossing over as a competitive force in the music business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cThey were far ahead of everyone,\u201d F1 chief communications and corporate relations officer Liam Parker says of COTA. \u201cEvery time you go to COTA, the talk is around not only the racing but what\u2019s the big act everyone is going to see that evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Tonight, that artist is Kygo, set to perform after the evening\u2019s weekend\u2013opening sprint. After playing Grands Prix in Bahrain, Mexico City and Miami over the years (with more to be announced later), the Norwegian DJ has become an F1 devotee \u2014 but the chance to advertise himself to the sport\u2019s diverse, rapidly expanding fan base at each race is more than enough reason on its own to keep coming back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cIf you play a music festival, a lot of people have already heard about you or your music,\u201d Kygo tells <em>Billboard<\/em> in his trailer Friday night, just minutes before taking the Super Stage. \u201cBut if you go play at F1, that might be 80,000 people who don\u2019t even know who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cSome other [venues] were doing it, but I think what [COTA] has done is help wake up the rest of the racing world within Formula&nbsp;1 to realize: This has an impact,\u201d Parker adds. \u201cThis makes you global.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"separator larva \/\/ lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-margin-l-00 u-width-135 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 u-width-100p \">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Ask any spectator milling about in Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren team gear beneath the unforgiving Texas sun this weekend how they became interested in F1, and it\u2019s a good bet that three words will come up: <em>Drive To Survive<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> With seven seasons since its 2019 debut and an eighth on the way, the Netflix docuseries has introduced a horde of new American fans to the league\u2019s once-insular world of high-class, high-stakes and high-octane drama, with cameras following top international drivers like Lando Norris (who, two months after racing in Austin, was crowned the 2025 F1 world champion), Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on every stop of each year\u2019s racing season. Viewers attend the Grand Prix in Texas hoping to see their favorites in action \u2014 and get hooked on the overall culture of race day that can only be fully experienced in person, not just because the cars roar past at truly dizzying speeds (like, so fast your eyes can barely even clock them) but also because of all the live music and entertainment opportunities between the stops and starts on the track. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> After Kygo in Austin last October, that involved sets from country icon Garth Brooks following Saturday\u2019s qualifying round and Americana band Turnpike Troubadours after Sunday\u2019s main event, each attended by thousands of ticketholders who chose to stay and listen long after all the drivers had retired to their garages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/ \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-t-125 u-padding-b-10 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ed-sheeran-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-red-bull-racing-team-billboard-1200.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran poses for a photo with the Red Bull Racing team prior to the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on October 23, 2022 in Austin, Texas.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ed-sheeran-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-red-bull-racing-team-billboard-1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ed-sheeran-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-red-bull-racing-team-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=300,186 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 100vw\" height=\"635\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column a-font-accent-xs lrv-u-color-black u-margin-t-n4px lrv-u-padding-lr-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-font-size-11 u-line-height-19px u-word-spacing-n0156px u-letter-spacing-0026 u-padding-b-0625@mobile-max\"> <span class>Ed Sheeran poses for a photo with the Red Bull Racing team prior to the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on October 23, 2022 in Austin, Texas. <\/span> <cite class=\"u-letter-spacing-0094 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-size-10 u-margin-t-2px\">Mark Thompson\/Getty Images<\/cite> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> But what many <em>Drive To Survive<\/em> bandwagoners may not realize is that COTA, the site of the U.S. Grand Prix since the year it opened, had been preparing for this surge in demand well before the show premiered in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cI honestly believe we were right at the front end of that,\u201d COTA senior vp of music and entertainment Glynn Wedgewood says over Zoom a few weeks after the U.S. Grand Prix. \u201cWe just fully went for it in 2016 and haven\u2019t looked back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> The turning point he\u2019s referencing was swift \u2014 Taylor Swift, to be exact. After testing out adding live music to COTA\u2019s F1 race weekend with an Elton John performance that was dampened by Hurricane Patricia rainfall in 2015, Wedgewood says that COTA took a gamble on inviting the pop star, fresh off her <em>1989<\/em> world tour, to headline its first-ever festival-style lineup the following year, which also featured Usher and The Roots. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Swift is known for backing the right horses, and F1 turned out to be one of them. That October, she played her first and only show of 2016 at the U.S. Grand Prix for a crowd of 80,000 fans, helping COTA set a then-record for overall weekend attendance (270,000, which would skyrocket to 440,000 by 2022) and paving the way for the event (and ultimately, F1 as a whole) to rebrand as a premier concert outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cTo just go, like, \u2018We\u2019re doing the biggest pop star in the world\u2019 \u2014 nobody [in F1] was doing that,\u201d Wedgewood recalls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/ \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-t-125 u-padding-b-10 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/max-verstappen-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-2025-billboard-1200.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on arrival in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 19, 2025 in Austin, Texas.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/max-verstappen-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-2025-billboard-1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/max-verstappen-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-2025-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/max-verstappen-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-2025-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=681,454 681w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 100vw\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column a-font-accent-xs lrv-u-color-black u-margin-t-n4px lrv-u-padding-lr-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-font-size-11 u-line-height-19px u-word-spacing-n0156px u-letter-spacing-0026 u-padding-b-0625@mobile-max\"> <span class>Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on arrival in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 19, 2025 in Austin, Texas. <\/span> <cite class=\"u-letter-spacing-0094 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-size-10 u-margin-t-2px\">Mario Renzi\/Formula 1\/Getty Images<\/cite> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Ten years later, it seems like everyone\u2019s doing that. It\u2019s now common for A-list artists to perform on multiact Grand Prix bills, with the sport\u2019s numerous host cities all over the world following COTA\u2019s lead. And in the decade since Swift performed, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Britney Spears, Billy Joel, Ed Sheeran and more have each headlined an F1 weekend in Austin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Like Kygo, many artists are also now F1 fans themselves; as Wedgewood notes, he doesn\u2019t have to field nearly as many questions from prospective performers before booking. (\u201cWhat is this? We\u2019re playing around cars?\u201d he recalls people asking in the past with a laugh.) But previously, a big way COTA enticed musicians was by investing in a main stage that appealed to performers as much as it did fans, constructing its now-signature Super Stage in 2015 between turns 11 and 12 on the track \u2014 not far from its 14,000-capacity open-air Germania Insurance Amphitheater, which was built in 2013 \u2014 so that audiences could watch shows while standing exactly where their favorite drivers had raced just hours prior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cWhen an artist and their crew walk in and get on that stage and look out, it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, we get this. This was built for this,\u2019&nbsp;\u201d says Wedgewood, who is the talent buyer for both the Super Stage and amphitheater for F1 weekends. (Live Nation handles the majority of other bookings for the amphitheater.) \u201cIt\u2019s not just trying to shoehorn an act into a venue that doesn\u2019t make any sense. It makes sense because it was built that way before we even started doing it.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/ \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-t-125 u-padding-b-10 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/elton-john-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2015-billboard-1200.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Elton John performs in concert to close out the 2015 United States Grand Prix Formula 1 races at Circuit of The Americas on October 25, 2015 in Austin, Texas.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/elton-john-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2015-billboard-1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/elton-john-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2015-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/elton-john-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2015-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=681,454 681w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 100vw\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column a-font-accent-xs lrv-u-color-black u-margin-t-n4px lrv-u-padding-lr-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-font-size-11 u-line-height-19px u-word-spacing-n0156px u-letter-spacing-0026 u-padding-b-0625@mobile-max\"> <span class>Elton John performs in concert to close out the 2015 United States Grand Prix Formula 1 races at Circuit of The Americas on October 25, 2015 in Austin, Texas. <\/span> <cite class=\"u-letter-spacing-0094 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-size-10 u-margin-t-2px\">Gary Miller\/Getty Images<\/cite> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Whether it\u2019s the novelty of the Austin venue or the massive exposure an F1 gig now guarantees, more stars than ever want a slot at the U.S. Grand Prix. But Wedgewood says a key element of his job is curating a lineup that appeals to the broad, undefined music tastes of racing fans. (To wit: <em>F1 The Album<\/em> was about as eclectic as soundtracks come, featuring Sheeran, Ros\u00e9, Chris Stapleton, Peggy Gou, Burna Boy and Doja Cat among many others.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cA large part of what we do [is] having something for everyone there,\u201d Wedgewood says. \u201cLike, the contrast between Kygo with the crazy loud, visually stunning dance show, or someone like Garth Brooks, who\u2019s a legacy, legend, [one of the] biggest-selling country artist of all time \u2014 that is 100% intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Ultimately, the biggest payoff from COTA\u2019s pioneering efforts in the space might just be that, as the highest\u2013attended event on its calendar, the U.S. Grand Prix is also the circuit\u2019s best opportunity each year to advertise itself to the public as a music venue, with dozens more concerts and festivals programmed annually beyond those attached to races. In the coming months, mgk and Wiz Khalifa, Jack Johnson, Toto, Subtronics and Five Finger Death Punch will all perform as part of COTA\u2019s extensive run of amphitheater shows following the F1 weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cWe\u2019re just constantly busy every year,\u201d Wedgewood says. \u201cIt\u2019s just this beast that keeps going&nbsp;\u2026 [The U.S. Grand Prix] is, without a doubt, the biggest event, but it\u2019s just a part of what we do.\u201d <\/p>\n<hr class=\"separator larva \/\/ lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-margin-l-00 u-width-135 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 u-width-100p \">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> On Sunday morning, COTA\u2019s paddock is buzzing with team staff, engineers, media personnel and even what appears to be a few Netflix cameramen, all milling about, the pre-race energy palpable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Flashes bombard Mercedes team principal and F1 royalty Toto Wolff as he makes his entrance for the day. Alexandra Saint Mleux, the fianc\u00e9e of Mon\u00e9gasque driver Charles Leclerc, stands by the Ferrari garage holding the leash to the couple\u2019s beloved blonde dachshund, Leo, over whom VIP pass-wielding fans gasp and squeal like he\u2019s an A-list celebrity. Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> And whereas 2000s pop hits had blared over the speakers on Friday and Saturday, today the playlist has changed to match the stakes: \u201cLose Yourself\u201d by Eminem (who headlined the 2024 U.S. Grand Prix) greets everyone as they arrive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/ \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-t-125 u-padding-b-10 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f1-circuit-of-the-americas-motor-track-billboard-1200.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Circuit of The Americas motor race track.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f1-circuit-of-the-americas-motor-track-billboard-1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f1-circuit-of-the-americas-motor-track-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f1-circuit-of-the-americas-motor-track-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=681,454 681w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 100vw\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column a-font-accent-xs lrv-u-color-black u-margin-t-n4px lrv-u-padding-lr-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-font-size-11 u-line-height-19px u-word-spacing-n0156px u-letter-spacing-0026 u-padding-b-0625@mobile-max\"> <span class>Circuit of The Americas motor race track. <\/span> <cite class=\"u-letter-spacing-0094 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-size-10 u-margin-t-2px\">Kevin Carter\/Getty Images<\/cite> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> When the lights go out and the sound of 20 engines thundering to life cuts through the crowd\u2019s silent anticipation, all eyes in the grandstands will fix on the race for 56 laps. Most of the rest of the weekend, however, will be busy with not just the big headline shows, but all the other ways F1 is integrating music and brand partnerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cEvents you saw five years ago, [the promoters] just thought this was all about racing,\u201d Parker recalls. \u201cYou turn up, you watch a race, you go home. Now, seeing what others have done \u2014 particularly in the U.S. \u2014 elevating and bringing music and festivals and environments into their world, it\u2019s core to the overall weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Like COTA, F1 has been cultivating a wider cultural presence for years, though Parker concedes that even his fellow higher-ups, including CEO Stefano Domenicali (one of <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/sports\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sports\" data-tag=\"sports\">Sports<\/a> Power Players), weren\u2019t fully prepared for the speed with which <em>Drive To Survive<\/em> \u2014 which debuted a year before the coronavirus pandemic, when Parker posits people stuck at home were more inclined to tune in \u2014 helped them grow. Tapping into the American market through entertainment\u2013focused crossover was key, but made difficult by the fact that, to this day, none of the drivers on the grid are from the United States. Parker remembers one of F1\u2019s first ventures into music: \u201cF1 Tracks,\u201d a series of themed playlists curated by artists such as Mumford&nbsp;&amp; Sons, Feeder and more that launched in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> From there, the company booked increasingly well-known artists to sing different countries\u2019 national anthems or to simply appear at races to boost the races\u2019 profile. This year in Austin, it debuted a new \u201cGrid Gigs\u201d series featuring performers who would open races with miniconcerts performed on the actual track, starting with Texas singer\u2013songwriter Drake Milligan. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cFrom a pure business point of view&nbsp;\u2026 you want to keep people there as long as possible to enjoy the event,\u201d Parker says. When F1 offers music programming, fans \u201cspend longer at the event. They obviously come away from it with a bigger recognition of how good the event was, so they come back again. But at the same time, it\u2019s the cultural area as well. You\u2019ve got celebrities in attendance, there\u2019s huge media coverage of that event and broadcast coverage \u2014 you\u2019re appealing to a brand-new and different audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/ \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-t-125 u-padding-b-10 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/usher-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2016-billboard-1200.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Usher performs onstage with Questlove of The Roots during the Formula 1 USGP at Circuit of The Americas on October 23, 2016 in Austin, Texas.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/usher-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2016-billboard-1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/usher-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2016-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/usher-f1-circuit-of-the-americas-performance-2016-billboard-1200.jpg?resize=681,454 681w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 100vw\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column a-font-accent-xs lrv-u-color-black u-margin-t-n4px lrv-u-padding-lr-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-font-size-11 u-line-height-19px u-word-spacing-n0156px u-letter-spacing-0026 u-padding-b-0625@mobile-max\"> <span class>Usher performs onstage with Questlove of The Roots during the Formula 1 USGP at Circuit of The Americas on October 23, 2016 in Austin, Texas. <\/span> <cite class=\"u-letter-spacing-0094 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-size-10 u-margin-t-2px\">Rick Kern\/WireImage<\/cite> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> At the 2025 U.S. Grand Prix, artists from Shaboozey to Adele to Kane Brown were all on that attendance sheet. And at one point, legions of reporters gathered for a news conference in COTA\u2019s media center, where Domenicali, Apple senior vp of services Eddy Cue and Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang announced the newest development in their entertainment strategy: building on the success of Apple Studios\u2019 <em>F1: The Movie <\/em>and its <em>Billboard<\/em>-charting soundtrack, the tech company will serve as the exclusive broadcast partner for F1 races for the next five years, in a deal <em>Variety<\/em> has valued at $750&nbsp;million. The deal may eventually tap into the possibilities offered by Apple Music, but Parker tells me later that in its first year, the focus will mostly be on delivering the highest quality race coverage possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> F1\u2019s crossover with entertainment has also allowed drivers to grow their personal brands and establish themselves as multifaceted public figures beyond the sport. Racing Bulls\u2019 Liam Lawson shares videos of himself playing guitar and recording in the studio on social media. He tells <em>Billboard<\/em> in the paddock that he\u2019s still wrapping his head around the possibilities, but to have music \u201caligned with my career, my world in racing, is something very important to me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Williams Racing\u2019s Alex Albon has seen firsthand how the sport has changed since his rookie year, particularly stateside. \u201cI remember coming into Austin in 2019 and [COTA] already had the stage over on the other side of the track,\u201d he says, noting that while the drivers are always too busy to catch the post-race concerts, they\u2019re enjoyable for his fianc\u00e9e (pro golfer Lily Muni He) and other family traveling with the drivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cI remember thinking, like, \u2018Oh, what\u2019s this about? I\u2019ve never seen such a huge music stage situated beside the circuit,\u2019&nbsp;\u201d he continues. \u201cIt just feels like every year it gets bigger. The whole thing is a show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> With Verstappen cruising past the checkered flag with an eight-second lead over Norris, securing one more win for Red Bull, another Grand Prix is in the books. For the drivers and teams, it\u2019s already on to the next one in Mexico City, even as the audience here heads over to the amphitheater to watch the Turnpike Troubadours set \u2014 or try out the Circuit Breaker, the first of COTALand\u2019s roller coasters to open to the public. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> As for F1, it\u2019s on to the next big advancement in music and entertainment, whatever that might be. \u201cTen years ago, we were a different sport,\u201d Parker says, noting the uptick in female viewers and fans under age 35 in recent years. \u201cWe can\u2019t, and we shouldn\u2019t, and we won\u2019t keep going down the same old route, doing the same old things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> <em>This story appears in the Feb. 7, 2026, issue of&nbsp;<\/em>Billboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending on Billboard The heat is kissing&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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