Oh yeah, there’s one more race to go. After the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi seems like an afterthought. You get the sense that the teams are exhausted from twenty-two(!) races, especially since the last race was half a...
Continue reading...November 2023
Vegas Review
The Grand Prix has come and gone from Sin City and it was certainly a memorable one. I wrote about the build-up to the event and included some local perspectives too. There will be news about this race from the...
Continue reading...Prix-view, Las Vegas
Picture courtesy of Crash.net, fitting… My intent was to get something out before the on-track action began (Thursday night local time) but things got off to a rough start. As in one destroyed Ferrari race car, a red flag, and...
Continue reading...More Perspectives from Vegas
Well, maybe not so welcome after all… Let’s just say that residents and visitors to Las Vegas haven’t been happy with the Grand Prix coming to town. The interruptions caused by construction, the confiscatory pricing, and the changes to The...
Continue reading...History Repeating?
With respect to the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix, is it all just a little bit of history repeating? Consider the following… Back in 1980, both Formula One and the Las Vegas casinos wanted to bring the sport to Sin...
Continue reading...A Brit’s Perspective, Vegas GP
It’s not just the locals who are a bit muted in their excitement of the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix. From the outside, looking in the event doesn’t look good…at all. A myriad of challenges and some important oversights (yes,...
Continue reading...Audi Update
Contrary to recent rumors circulating about Audi not entering F1 in 2026, the company confirmed that they will join as planned. Alunni Bravi confirmed in a statement reported by Motorsport.com that: Audi has a strong commitment to Formula One and,...
Continue reading...A Local’s Perspective, Vegas GP
A few days ago I posted about the possibility that the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix might not go through. While the event is highly likely to go through, it shows that there are ongoing challenges and issues that the...
Continue reading...Failure to Launch?
Could the Las Vegas Grand Prix be over before it began? Don’t know but it looks like a strike could affect the event. According the The Judge 13: The Culinary and Bartenders Union, which represents 35,000 members across 18 properties,...
Continue reading...The Pursuit of VAG
For over two decades, Formula One has ardently pursued Volkswagen-Audi Group (VAG) in an attempt to get them in the sport. Initially, the goal was to get one of their brands to become an engine supplier, which made a lot...
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