Why F1 is spending $240m on a Las Vegas construction plot

It might not have been a perfectly smooth weekend, but the Miami Grand Prix was a huge success for Formula 1.

The crowds came, the place was thronged with more A-listers than we’ve ever seen at one event, and in the end it produced a decent race, helped by a late safety car that livened things up.

It was another important step in the sport’s bid to have a stronger presence in the USA in the wake of the huge success of Netflix’s Drive to Survive series.

“The verdict is a…