Fred
Good luck getting Bernie to return the F1 circus to North America. As you know, he pulled the plug on the Canadian Grand Prix several months ago even though the Montreal race was one of the most popular with the F1 teams. The $25 or $30 million profit wasn't enough for him as he could get some country in the middle east to cough up $100 million. Of course there is virtually no one in the stands but the greedy SOB doesn't care about that.
France also lost their race and I have heard rumors that Auatralia and China are both thinking about pulling out once their contracts are up. Honda has put their F1 team for sale but there are no buyers. I think that the glory years of F1 may be gone unless there is a major change in the attitude of those running the show.
I also think that it would be great if USF1 gave Danica a chance. She has paid her dues in Europe, she has proven that she can drive open wheel race cars, and she is a marketer's dream. Of course the pressure of F1 is way beyond anything else at any other level of motor racing.
Wayne