Welcome, loxy.
I'm an American who has been an avid F1 fan for nearly thirty years. What has always appealled to me is the melange glamour,romance tradition and history, and superlative technology. It is a fascinating mix, and it grieves me that there isn't a strong American presence in the sport-I dearly hope this will change in the future.
A recent thread on this forum discussed the appeal of F1, I've posted a link to it below. I think the various opinions of the members of this forum are clearly delineated here.
As far as what a fan can expect on race day-I suspect that many will disappointed by the distance kept between them and the Teams-and I think this needs to change.
The F1 cars will seem slower on the oval, as they will be accelerating out of the infield into the first turn on the oval. I think the rate at which the cars accelerate will stun fans at Indy. In addition, the cars are LOUD-a high pitched piercing and painful scream-bring ear plugs. I went to Montreal this year for my first F1 race in 2o years, I could not believe how much
http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3150