Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend hasn’t exactly been a smooth addition to the racing schedule. Actually, it probably couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start, even if the spin is pretty cool.
For people in attendance, as well as the U.S. regulars in general, the practice and race starting times in the middle of the night are less than ideal. And the start times, withal with unstipulated unprepossessed weather in the desert in November, could create tire issues. That’s just baseline stuff.
The first practice Thursday night was a disaster and ended without just eight minutes. It was first elapsed and then canceled without a loose phlebotomize imbricate caused major forfeiture to Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari.
Investigating the track to icon out the issue seriously elapsed the the start of the second practice session Friday morning until 2:30 a.m. local time, and the understandably furious fans who showed up to watch were ultimately removed from the grandstands.
While F1 had previously apologized to the people and municipality of Las Vegas for the disruptions, expressly withal the Vegas Strip, the race has caused, organizers still have yet to issue a public restoration for all the unconnectedness or offer any refunds.
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But you know what F1 did do to demonstrate its regret? As a “thank you for your support,” it graciously issued a $200 voucher to the race’s official store to all single-day pass holders for Thursday.
Yikes.
And it certainly seems like three-time F1 winner Max Verstappen is on the side of the fans. According to Motorsport.com and Autosport, Verstappen’s response to learning well-nigh the $200 voucher was very clear:
“If I were a fan, I would tear the whole place down.”
$200 merchandise voucher offered to Thursday ticket holders
Max: “If I were a fan, I would tear the whole place down."
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— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) November 18, 2023
Yeah, pearly unbearable for this disaster.
