LAS VEGAS ¨C After more than four decades Formula One returns to Las Vegas, bringing together the world¡¯s hottest sports property and the planet¡¯s party capital for a turbo-charged weekend that could see more action off the track than on it.
With Red Bull¡¯s Max Verstappen having weeks ago clinched a third consecutive drivers¡¯ crown and a miserable forecast predicting cold, rainy weather for a Saturday midnight blitz down the Strip, the sporting elements for Formula One¡¯s much-hyped race are not optimal.
But otherwise it is all systems go for the launch of an event F1 owners Liberty Media believe can propel the sport into a new money-spinning orbit. ¡°I think once we have the event in Vegas there¡¯s going to be a whole new recognition for Formula One in the United States, which still is our most important sponsorship market,¡± said Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei in April. ¡°A night race down the Strip that¡¯s going to be iconic.
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