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Austin and its booming crowds an F1 favorite for drivers
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, left, of Spain, and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, pose for a photo at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Austin, Texas. - photo by AP Photo/Darron Cummings
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fernando Alonso remembers the quiet times in Austin. Back when the two-time Formula One champion could jog the city streets without being noticed, move through a hotel lobby with ease and drive to the Circuit of the Americas for the United States Grand Prix without planning for traffic well ahead of time. No more.