In the days leading up to main event, the focus had been on overinflated ticket prices, disgruntled locals and angry fans, but in the form of a 50-lap grand prix against one of racing's most spectacular backdrops, F1 had one last roll of the dice.ĭeliver a thriller to match the hype and all the disruption to the city and issues along the way could be somehow justified. Transforming the entertainment capital of America into a 3.8-mile racetrack was never going to be straightforward, and after a stuttering start, it felt like F1's $500 million gamble to return to Las Vegas might be a busted flush. How F1 rode its luck to win big in Las Vegasįormula One undoubtedly rode its luck during its four-day residency in Las Vegas yet somehow broke with the city's oldest tradition and came out on top.
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