So will Formula One's latest attempt to break America succeed?

So in just under a month Formula One will make it's eagerly awaited return to America for the United States GrandPrix at the Circuit of the America's in Austin, Texas. Will the sport's return to the US be a success? Only time will tell, however by all accounts it certainly looks extremely likely that it will be a resounding success and here in my opinion is why.

When Formula One returned to the United State's in the year 2000 it was to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - the home of the Indianapolis 500 which alongside the LeMans 24 Hour and the Monaco GrandPrix is one of the most iconic motor races in motorsport. So straight away F1 was making a mistake in my opinion. Then in 2005, there was the ridiculous procession where only 6 cars took part.

That in my opinion damaged the sport long term. This time around Formula One has in my opinion done everything right in laying the foundations for success. For one this the race has been relocated to Austin, the capital city of Texas. Texas has a very rich motorsport history with the Texas Motor Speed Way located in Fort Worth which is located roughly 210 miles away from Austin, so in my opinion F1 can't be accused of moving in on NASCAR and IndyCar territory.

Secondly the sport has gone a long way to ensure that fans are more aware of the sport in the US for example RedBull's David Coulthard drove the circuit when it was just a dirt track with flags marking the turns. He also drove the RedBull on the street's of Austin and received an extremely warm welcome from fans.

Thirdly, the race is compete and utter sell out. This fantastic news for the organizers. Fourthly 1978 F1 Champion Mario Andretti is the official ambassador for the Circuit of The America's and along with Jerome D'Ambroiso and Patrick Dempsey will drive a Lotus F1 car around the Circuit of the America's THIS AFTERNOON as the official countdown to the race begins. The Lotus team re the first F1 team to drive the new circuit.

I have driven the new circuit myself on the F1 2012 game for the Xbox 360 and it was an incredible experience and the circuit is AMAZING and extremely fats with a mixture of tight Silverstone style turns along with a Turkey Turn 8 style of long corners with an extremely long back straight.

So I am extremely confident that the race will put Formula One firmly back on the map in the United States.