Soldato
Regardless of what the track looks like, F1 cars racing down Vegas has to be win surely? It should look stunning.
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Caporegime
If it was Sunday, it'd be Monday morning for us. I guess that's why.
Soldato
Also it would clash with more established American sports on a Sunday. Saturday night in Vegas, F1 cars flying around surely has to be a good thing.
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Soldato
As street tracks go, this one looks like it could actually be decent for racing. Checking it out on Google street view, the roads are plenty wide enough, although they look they'll need resurfacing.
Soldato
Hopefully the track is good and I bet there will be plenty going on off track
Doesn't Ricciardo live in LA?
The latest Bourne film had a big car chase down the strip, admittedly it was pretty cool. Insane they're doing it on a Saturday night. I guess if you have enough money, you can do anything you want! (Definitely rings true for Vegas!)
Soldato
F1/GP racing often had races on different days of the week before the '80s. Hell, Silverstone F1 races were always Saturdays until 1983. And as @Jimbeam3678 noted, they'll want to keep it out of the way of other US sports in the weekend schedule.
Soldato
Track looks **** and Saturday?! c'mon.
Damn Americans.
Damn Americans.
Soldato
Late on Saturday for America but it will be early Sunday morning for the UK.
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Side pods will be full of those xxx stripper card things the wide boys dish out on the strip.
Man of Honour
I thought this was interesting - sorry if its a bit large!
New 2023 Vegas circuit v the 1981 Caesars Palace GP layout....
New 2023 Vegas circuit v the 1981 Caesars Palace GP layout....
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What a boring looking track. It almost looks like a limbless man with moobs that's got a stonk on.
Soldato
Vegas looks like a **** hole. No wonder they have to hold it at night to make it look better.
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It was 8 years since I was last in Vegas but that map suggests they're only going down half the strip. It certainly doesn't go as far as the Luxor / Mandalay Bay / MGM Grand.
Now, I'm not saying they should have as that'd make it almost entirely 1 long straight but it definitely feels like they tried to keep the circuit to an area of the strip. The bottom right section of that map is embarrassingly bad too
Now, I'm not saying they should have as that'd make it almost entirely 1 long straight but it definitely feels like they tried to keep the circuit to an area of the strip. The bottom right section of that map is embarrassingly bad too
Man of Honour
It almost looks like a side on profile of a Pokemon or a Moomin.... I just hope we actually see some racing instead of just fancy hotels and lights.
Man of Honour
Also - I know its April 1st but this has been rumbling for months now - decision on VW (Porsche & Audi) F1 entry expected to be confirmed next week - speculation still surrounds Porsche and Red Bull doing a deal and McLaren becoming Audi's partner.
Volkswagen's go-ahead for a Formula 1 entry is imminent, according to a report (planetf1.com)
Volkswagen's go-ahead for a Formula 1 entry is imminent, according to a report (planetf1.com)
Caporegime
The Reuters report is dated as March 31st so I don't think it's likely to be a fools. Besides, I don't think Reuters do them do they?
Man of Honour
Yeah probably fairly unlikely from Reuters!
Soldato
It really is, it has a glittery shiney vaneer, as soon as you stray from the strip its an absolute armpit of a place, I'm sure it has some nice parts, but as I found with LA, the reality dosnt meet with expectation.
Not somewhere I'd return to in a hurry.