However, there is a strong feeling that is all about to come to an end with two young, exciting American prospects waiting for their opportunity to jump into F1.
Much of the attention has been on young IndyCar star Colton Herta, 22, who was signed by McLaren earlier this year as a development driver.
However, with Lando Norris tied down until at least 2025 and McLaren expected to replace the underperforming Daniel Ricciardo with Oscar Piastri, plus other teams currently rebuffing Andretti’s attempts to enter the championship, it’s hard to see a way in to F1 for Herta in the coming years.
This adds to the argument that it is another American talent who has the brighter future in the top category of single-seater racing.
Currently third in the Formula 2 championship, Logan Sargeant, 21, has had a breakout year in which he’s shown real potential as an F1 prospect.
Added to being part of the Williams Driver Academy, there is a good chance Sargeant may find himself in grand prix racing next year with the future of Nicholas Latifi, whose contract ends at the end of 2022, in big doubt.
Sargeant showed his supreme ability from a very young age, where he followed in the footsteps of Fernando Alonso, Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc to become the junior karting world champion.
He did so in 2015 and was also the first American in 37 years to achieve such an accomplishment, getting the Florida-native his big break into single seater racing.
In his title-winning event, he gained the ascendancy early on Saturday morning and was never really challenged for first until the chequered flag of the final on Sunday afternoon, winning four of the five heats along the way.
Such a dominant weekend gained him a spot in the Formula 4 UAE Championship for 2016/17, where he was able to adapt straight away, finishing second in the championship.
However, what particularly stood out about the American was that, apart from three retirements, he finished on the podium in every race.
In the early formulas, a driver can show immense pace but not really have the consistency needed to make it at the top level. If one shows constant high placings like Sargeant has, it’s clear there is something special in there.
That consistency then carried into the following year where he finished third in the F4 British Championship, only coming home outside of the points twice, with one being a retirement, to finish just behind Piastri who was runner-up that season.
“Logan will be in an F1 car in the future, I’m absolutely convinced” Jost Capito
Since then it has been a gradual progression through the ranks for Sargeant, but the consistency has always remained.
In contrast to that, an inability to close out results is still a part of Herta’s driving characterstic. This year’s IndyCar season has been very up and down for him, winning a roadcourse race at Indianapolis – but crashing out of the lead at Long Beach and finishing outside the top 10 on seven occasions.
How far Sargeant can go in F1 is up for debate, but there is no doubt the talent is there for him to become America’s next big hope.
He’s never won a championship in the junior formulas, but he has always been fighting towards the top and in 2020, he took the Formula 3 title fight to the last day against Piastri and Theo Pourchaire, where an unfortunate retirement in the final race cost him hopes of victory.