I've heard several people ask rhetorically why racing matters. I haven't conducted anything resembling a scientific survey, but it's as if the emergence and proliferation of electrified automobiles, ongoing grandiose fantasies of autonomous driving, and even the anticipated rise of the machines (i.e., artificial intelligence) tells them motorsports' days are numbered.It's an odd-ignorant, really-hot take when you consider interest in multiple racing series around the world is on the rise. IMSA's season-opening Rolex 24 saw a record crowd of an estimated 50,000, much of which series officials attribute to interest in the new era of various manufacturer-backed hybrid-powered Prototype-class cars. The NTT IndyCar Series is healthier than it has been for years, and Formula 1-once the Faberge egg of motorsports to millions of racingfans while forever struggling to establish itself in a single U.S. market-has a formerly unthinkable three grands prix scheduled in the States this year.
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