Unlike F1’s first attempt at racing in Vegas in the early 1980s with the Caesars Palace GP, the new showpiece event for the championship promoter and its owner, Liberty Media, incorporates a 1.4-mile-stretch of the Strip on the Las Vegas Boulevard. The race had already courted some controversy in the weeks leading up to this […]
There were multiple leaders and battles throughout the field, with incidents and penalties ultimately deciding the podium order. The world champion endured a penalty for clashing with Leclerc on the first lap and had to drive around damage picked up in another incident with Mercedes driver George Russell, but still went on to take his 18th […]
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Verstappen started alongside polesitter Leclerc on the front row and ducked down the inside of the left-hand Turn 1 to grab the lead. But, as grip was extremely limited on the brand-new surface, as evidenced by Fernando Alonso spinning off behind them and other drivers also making contact, Verstappen went deep into the run-off area, […]
Sainz ran over a metal water valve cover that had come loose and destroyed the chassis, power unit and energy store of his SF-23. A precedent for compensation was set after an incident at the 2017 Malaysian GP, where Romain Grosjean’s Haas was badly damaged after the Frenchman struck a loose drain cover. The US-owned […]
On lap three of the race, Norris lost control of his McLaren through the flat-out left-hander of Turn 11 on a bump in the middle of the road. The Briton spun and went backwards into the outside wall, coming to a stop in the run-off area for Turn 12. After passing through the medical centre, […]
At new venues, the teams with the most advanced simulators often get the job done best – and Red Bull often come out on top. Max Verstappen has dominated this season, and the odds of another win for the Red Bull driver are 1/4 while conversely the odds of him failing to be a classified […]
1. It’s going to be cold Las Vegas was baking in 40+ degree heat back in the middle of summer, but it is very different on late nights in November. Temperatures plummet when the sun goes down and the low grip levels will suit those who can warm their tyres up quickest. McLaren is one […]
It is asking for payments of “in excess” of $30,000 per spectator, split equally between “general” and “special” damages. After Thursday’s incident involving Carlos Sainz led to first practice being stopped, there was a lengthy delay while water valve covers were checked. FP2 was supposed to start at midnight, and it finally got underway at […]
McLaren went into the inaugural race weekend around the streets of Vegas with muted expectations but, while similar pessimism proved unwarranted in Austin, Mexico or Brazil, it did turn out to be justified on the low-downforce street circuit. Lando Norris was knocked out by former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo by a mere 0.020 seconds in Q1 […]