Chase Carey just revealed F1's entire shortlist for American expansion: New York, Miami, and Las Vegas. The former CEO, speaking at the Autosport Business Exchange in Manhattan, said those were the only cities that qualified as "iconic" enough to join Austin on the calendar. New York led the list, but Liberty "realistically recognised it wasn't going to happen," Carey said, without explaining why. Miami joined in 2022, Vegas in 2023, both on long-term deals through 2041 and 2037. The selectivity reflects Liberty's approach to American growth. The U.S. market was critical from day one—over half of F1's 300-plus partners are American entities, and the country drives global media. But the standard was steep: iconic locations that wow people, period. Three cities met it. Austin was already there. Miami and Vegas became the plays. New York would have been the crown jewel. Instead, it's the one that got away.
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