{"id":36044,"date":"2023-03-15T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=36044"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:57:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T15:57:19","slug":"heres-a-perfunctory-formula-1-las-vegas-grand-prix-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/heres-a-perfunctory-formula-1-las-vegas-grand-prix-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s a Perfunctory Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Las Vegas is atwitter in anticipation of what’s being billed as the biggest event in the history of Las Vegas: Cars vrooming!<\/p>\n

We have tried to avoid talking about F1 during its year-long ramp-up to the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/a>, but it’s hard to ignore how excited everyone is about it, so here’s the latest.<\/p>\n

The sacrifices we make for you.<\/p>\n

The big race happens Nov. 16-18, 2023.<\/p>\n

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In honor of F1, they’re thinking of temporarily changing “Las Vegas, Nevada” to “Bendover, Nevada.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

F1 recently dropped some sweet renderings of what Las Vegas will look like when it’s overrun by race fans, many of whom have private jets and yachts large enough to land those private jets on, apparently.<\/p>\n

You think Las Vegas would be atwitter if there weren’t massive amounts of money involved?<\/p>\n

The renderings feature grandstands and viewing areas along the course, none of which will cause massive traffic nightmares before, during and after the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, you can be assured of that.<\/p>\n

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The first official Formula 1 race happened in 1950 in Silverstone, England, and we’re hoping to give it back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The renderings feature tons of Klieg light, those bright lights you see shooting beams into the sky at movie premieres. We assume F1 will be importing its Klieg lights, as Las Vegas currently only has one set, and they’re positioned in front of Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, where high beams are most appreciated.<\/p>\n

Honestly, the renderings are sexy as hell, despite all the car racing.<\/p>\n

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At a cost of $2.2 billion, MSG Sphere is going to need all the help it can get.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do we find it odd people are paying thousands of dollars to watch cars zip by at high speed so they only see the blurry cars for a fraction of a second? Do you know this blog at all?<\/p>\n

Still, we appreciate that F1 will bring lots of revenue to Las Vegas casinos and other commercial enterprises, so we look forward to not talking about it again unless it means more visitors to our blog, in which case we will pander the hell out of this insanity.<\/p>\n

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Of all the sports we don’t get, this is probably the one we most don’t.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

F1 has been making quick work of its headquarters in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

The building will serve as a paddock during the Las Vegas Grand Prix, then will host a year-round attraction of some sort.<\/p>\n

Here’s a recent look at the construction.<\/p>\n

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F1 headquarters update. (h\/t @JamesInLasVegas<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/t632BWstoj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) March 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n