“After all, it’s a makeshift track built on what’s essentially tailgating territory in the shadow of a freaking NFL stadium—making it either the most American track ever or the most un-F1 track ever. You decide. ...”
I DID decide: It’s a much better venue than Mexico where you drive through a Soccer stadium.
And it’s in REAL FLORIDA USA! Home of the FREE and the unmasked!
Technically, the Mexico track runs through a baseball stadium of a former Summer Olympics venue.
And Sochi in Russia that runs through an old Winter Olympics venue.
There was also a previous F1 race in the early 1980s that was held in the Caesar's Palace parking lot in Las Vegas, so turning a parking lot into a track isn't anything new.