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How Formula One became the world's fastest-growing live sport

Record attendance figures and a new generation of fans are reshaping the paddock economy and race calendar.

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Priya NashSport reporter
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Record attendance figures and a new generation of fans are reshaping the paddock economy and race calendar.

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