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Hamilton not surprised: 'Perhaps it's more a cultural thing'
According to Lewis Hamilton, Formula One should be looking for the next American driver as the sport's popularity continues to grow in the country. This is partly due to the Netflix series Drive to Survive. Still, the sport needs to go one step further according to the Brit. Despite increasing interest in the country, there is still no American driver in Formula One. It has now been more than six years since the last American drove in the sport. According to Hamilton, the culture of the U.S. is a stumbling block to an American's route into the sport. "It doesn't really surprise me", Hamilton said at the press conference in Miami when asked why there are no American drivers on the...
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