Kevin Magnussen names 3 NASCAR tracks where he would love to have F1 races

• Kevin Magnussen is back in F1 after spending a year racing IMSA in North America.
• Before the Austrian Grand Prix the Haas driver was asked about the changing schedule in F1.

The United States already has three races on the 2023 Formula One schedule, but Kevin Magnussen would love to add three other tracks to the mix.

Before the Austrian Grand Prix, Magnussen was asked about the future of F1, where several legacy tracks are in danger of being replaced. While K-Mag didn't comment specifically on those races, he was quick to chime in with three tracks used by NASCAR's Cup, Xfinity, and Truck series where he would love to race F1 cars, even if it is a pipe dream.

"A lot of them might not be realistic, but there's some US tracks that I tried last year that I'd love to have a go at in one of these cars," Magnussen said. "So I'd say Watkins Glen, that's a great one, and I actually think Formula One cars could run there — maybe safety-wise not so much... at least in terms of the smoothness of the track. Road America is awesome, and there's even places like not-so-realistic ones like Mid-Ohio that I really enjoyed, little places that are just so crazy to drive when you've been in Formula One for so many years."

Magnussen spent the 2021 season racing in IMSA, a North American racing series that includes all three tracks on its schedule, before returning to F1 this year, his seventh in the premier open-wheel racing circuit. He finished second in one of the two Watkins Glen races and third in the Road America race.

IndyCar also has races at Mid-Ohio and Road America.

As the 29-year-old Danish driver noted, the three road tracks may be fun, but it is unrealistic to think F1 will be heading to any of them anytime soon, including Watkins Glen, which hosted the F1 US Grand Prix for 20 years in the 1960s and 1970s.

None of the tracks mentioned by Magnussen meet F1 owner Liberty Media's desire to be in more destination cities, like recent additions Miami and Las Vegas (coming in 2023).

Meanwhile, the US market is already saturated with three races in Austin, Miami, and Las Vegas. Despite F1's desire to break into the American market, adding another US race is unlikely, especially as teams and drivers push back on a season expected to grow to 24 races next year.

That is likely why Liberty Media did not work harder to find a compromise for a race on the streets of New York City. The streets of Manhattan would have met the first criteria of a destination city (Liberty Media wanted the race in Central Park; New York said no).

Magnussen will just have to keep dreaming, even if they would be fun F1 races.