The official presentation of the Grand Prix took place in Las Vegas

On Saturday evening, the official presentation of the Grand Prix took place in Las Vegas, which will be held in this American city from November 16-18, 2023.

We wrote about how the tickets to the Las Vegas Grand Prix will be the most expensive, and Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1 President and CEO, explained: “We are going to put on the most impressive show in the world, and this will be kind of a statement made by Formula 1. It has to be recognized and we’re going to make the prices high because this is Las Vegas and it’s all in the nature of the crowd that comes to this city.

For people who want to pay and spend less, there are also opportunities. It always happens in life: if the market pulls prices up, then we are responsible for a great race for our part.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix will be the third American race in the United States after Austin and Miami.

Also special about the upcoming race is that Liberty Media and Formula 1 itself are acting as promoters, so the company has acquired a plot of land in Las Vegas, where a complex of boxes will be built, a pit lane, paddock and guest rooms will be located. .

“As a promoter, we want to make the race a model of what can be done in other stages of the championship,” said Greg Maffei, CEO of Liberty Media. – We want to take advantage of the huge interest of the American public, the demand is now very high. I foresee that the tickets for the race will be sold out in a few hours.

In addition, this will be the most important race for our company in terms of revenue, but also the most expensive in terms of costs. We will try to create a choice for the fans as not everyone can afford a high price and we understand that…”

Teams Mercedes, Red Bull Racing and Williams delivered their cars to Las Vegas, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez and Alex Albon participated in public meetings and held demonstration races in the city center.

According to Albon, someone from the audience approached him and said, “You’re the same guy from the Netflix series.” They don’t even know my name.”

On Saturday, the program for the presentation of the upcoming Grand Prix was designed all day long: the riders appeared in public, wheel replacement competitions were held for the fans and a large-scale party for VIP guests in a nightclub with the performance of Swedish DJ Alesso .

It is true that during the demonstration races Hamilton’s car broke down, and the Mercedes mechanics had to push him back into makeshift pits.

The seven-time world champion also noted that Formula 1 is becoming less accessible fun: “It is getting more and more expensive, and I don’t like that.”

However, as Domenicali emphasized, all three races to be held in the US next year will be different: “We want these to be different races with different characters, designed for different categories of fans with different expectations.

We don’t want all Grands Prix to be the same. I believe that in Las Vegas we will arrange something unique for the fans. And so far we’ve only shown a very small part of what we can do.