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F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 171 | Why Don't We See More Americans on the F1 Grid?
Why have so few Americans made it to the Formula 1 grid in nearly 40 years of racing — and is the system designed to keep them out?
In this episode, Dick and Sabrina sit down with Joe Saward, one of the sport's most independent voices and one of only five journalists who attended every F1 race in 2025 on his own dime. They dig into the infrastructure, economics, and cultural realities that separate American karting talent from the European development pipeline — and why the gap has less to do with speed than most fans assume.
You'll hear why the path to F1 runs through Europe at age 13 or 14…
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