When the American Dream of the Open Road Hits Traffic – New York Times Magazine*

"While tourists from around the world enjoy the thrill of the race, access to downtown streets will be curtailed, and not just on race day; Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office estimated that the disruption would last for two weeks. The high-decibel scream of racecars will echo through the traffic-snarled city. And everyone watching — in person and on screens — will get another high-powered suggestion that the point of cars is going as fast as possible, with streets existing simply to facilitate that endeavor. A few studies, conducted in Australia, found that road accidents and deaths jumped dramatically in the vicinity of public roads used for Formula 1 events around the time that a race took place."