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Hamilton says he wants to see an American F1 driver amid Ricciardo replacement rumours

Sir Lewis Hamilton went into detail during the Miami Grand Prix weekend around the issues with trying to get Americans more invested in Formula 1. There have been 57 American drivers on the grid throughout F1’s 72-year history, and two of them – Mario Andretti and Phil Hill – have won the championship. Hill’s 1961 championship success with Ferrari remains the only title won by an American-born racer, and there have been two Americans in the last 15 years to start an F1 race. READ: British journalist dismisses Hamilton’s criticism of Mercedes after finishing behind Russell IndyCar driver Alex Rossi featured five times for Marussia in 2015, scoring no points in a massively...
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