Originally Posted by bluetwo
No one likes Americans. If MS was American he would be driving a "Monte Carlo" for frikin Tide or Napa somebody.
Stupid me says: The US is spending their money on the wrong places. F1 is the pinnacle of motorsports and they outta do anything to get an American a seat.
Realist me says: Road racing is a very small fish in the open waters of American sports. Basketball, football, NASCAR, etc generate more revenues than open wheel racing.
Narain Karthikeyan is partly sponsored by TATA who is doing the software development for Ferrari. If you have the right people in the right places with the right resources anything is possible.