F1: Groundbreaking Starts On Austin Site

Work has officially commenced on the site of the United States Grand Prix coming to Austin, Texas, in 2012...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted December 31, 2010 Balen (BEL)

Construction on the Austin GP site has come to a temporary halt. (Photo: Courtesy of Tavo Hellmund)

Work is finally under way at the site of the US GP in Austin.

Promoter Tavo Hellmund told everyone some months ago that work would have to begin in December in order to be ready for the first race, which is expected to be scheduled for June 2012.

And indeed the Austin team has met that schedule, albeit only just, as groundbreaking commenced yesterday. Clearly there is still a long way to go, but at least the weather should be more favorable than it is elsewhere in the country at the moment.

Adam Cooper notched up his 26th season as a racing journalist in 2010. Born in London, England, he saw his first F1 race at age 10 in 1976. He began freelancing for Autosport magazine in 1985 and was on the fulltime staff from 1987-92. He then went freelance again, initially spending two years in Japan before following the 1994 Champcar series from a base in Indianapolis. He has not missed a Grand Prix since Suzuka ‘94, a run that has extended to Abu Dhabi ’09. Adam has written books about Eddie Irvine, Piers Courage and Michael Schumacher. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Check out Adam's Blog or follow him on Twitter