Never say never, but Emily Praser, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, is confident there will be no sprints on Saturday at this stage.
Emily Praser: “I think we will be quite happy with the sprint stages in Austin and Miami. The stage in Las Vegas is well positioned and takes its place on the calendar; Even without the sprint, a lot happens here.
We are adding support races and will continue to do so for years to come, but I don’t think people realize how difficult it is compared to other street races. Adding a sprint would put too much pressure on us, we would be asking ourselves: “Can we fix the track fast enough if something happens?
In fact, the complexity of Vegas is apparent when you compare it to Singapore. I talked to the promoter and they said, “We don’t understand how you open and close the track every day.” All their roads are closed for seven days. Can you imagine if we keep the roads in Las Vegas closed for seven days? This just can’t happen.”
Source: F1 News
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