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United States Grand Prix result unchanged as FIA rejects Haas’ call for review.
Haas have failed in their attempt to have the FIA review the results of the United States Grand Prix.
Formula 1
Posted on 9th November 2023, 15:03
Written by Keith Collantine
RaceFans
The team petitioned the governing body of Formula 1 to reconsider the result of last month’s race using a ‘Right of Review’ request. However after considering the team’s request, the stewards decided Haas had not supplied any new evidence which met the standard required for a review to take place. The hearing, which was held via videoconference, began yesterday and was adjourned until today in order to give the stewards time to independently consider Haas’ submissions.
Representatives of Red Bull, Aston Martin and Williams were summoned to attend the hearing. Ferrari and McLaren also sent representatives. Haas drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen finished 11th and 14th respectively in the race, which took place at the Circuit of the Americas. The team claimed the stewards did not to take into account track limits infringements by rival drivers and therefore failed to issue penalties which would have promoted one or both of their drivers into points-scoring places.
‘Result unchanged’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/11/09/...ll-for-review/
Our verdict on Haas's 'utterly futile' US GP appeal
Nov 10, 2023
The Race
The fact a four-and-a-half-page document was necessary to in no uncertain terms reject a Haas petition for a right of review of the United States Grand Prix result rather neatly summed up what a waste of time this particular process was.
Haas's case seemed to be based almost entirely on physical evidence of track-limits offences that stewards had previously noted was available but could not be acted on, so it was little surprise that the overwhelming majority of it was not deemed to reach the threshold of significant, new, and relevant information.
“Haas's case was a non-starter” Scott Mitchell-Malm.
“Could this have been dismissed sooner?” Ben Anderson.
“Frivolous appeals like Haas's need a deterrent” Glenn Freeman.
“An awkward process for a barely tangible outcome” Edd Straw.
‘Our verdict’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...ile-f1-appeal/
US Grand Prix result will not change as FIA reject Haas review despite 'clear evidence'
Haas boss Guenther Steiner is adamant that there was enough evidence to change the final race result.
15:17, Thu, Nov 9, 2023
By Charlie Gordon
Daily and Sunday Express
The FIA have rejected Haas' petition for right of review concerning the United States Grand Prix result. Team principal Guenther Steiner believes that there is 'clear evidence' which would have landed Alex Albon with a time penalty and promoted Nico Hulkenberg into the points.
Steiner and co were pursuing the case relating to Albon repeatedly violating track limits at Circuit of the Americas. The Williams star finished ninth despite being hit with a five-second time penalty, but with Haas' Hulkenberg only three seconds behind in 11th, another punishment of the same magnitude would have bumped him up into the points at Albon's expense.
However, for the case to be heard by the FIA, Haas had to convince F1's governing body that there was new information unavailable at the time Albon was initially let off the hook - which the team have ultimately failed to do.
‘FIA reject Haas review’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ner-alex-albon
FIA rejects Haas US GP track limits Right of Review
09/11/2023 at 17:11
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
The FIA has dismissed the Haas team’s Right of Review over alleged track limit infringements at last month’s US GP in Austin. However, the governing body’s stewards have called for a solution to be found for 2024.
Haas claimed that it had new evidence – onboard footage – proving its case, with Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll singled out as offenders. Initially, the FIA had recognized that the position of the CCTV cameras monitoring the action at Turn 6 did not provide a clear view of the alleged track limit transgressions.
The stewards there opted to delete the corner altogether from their monitoring. This justification was frowned upon by Haas, with the team subsequently petitioning the FIA for a review. The virtual hearing which was initially started on Wednesday but adjourned to Thursday included team managers from Haas, Red Bull, Williams, and Aston Martin, along with representatives from Ferrari and McLaren.
‘Dismissed’;
https://f1i.com/news/493233-fia-reje...of-review.html
Stewards Reject Haas F1 Team's Protest of U.S. Grand Prix Results
Stewards call for FIA to address growing number of track limit issues in Formula 1.
NOV 9, 2023
BY PHILLIP HORTON
AutoWeek
Haas’ petition for a right of review into the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix result has been rejected—but stewards have clamored for a solution to track limits issues ahead of the 2024 season.
“The evidence available to the Stewards (both then and now) was not sufficient to accurately and consistently (meaning for every car in every lap) penalize any (track limit) breaches occurring at the apex of Turn 6. Track limit infringements are almost universally enforced based on principal video evidence from a fixed CCTV camera of adequate resolution positioned to clearly see a car’s position in relation to the track limit boundary,” read the note from the stewards on Thursday.
‘Rejected’;
https://www.autoweek.com/racing/form...as-f1-protest/
FIA Haas ruling piles more scrutiny on an F1 policing flaw
Nov 9, 2023
by Jack Cozens
The Race
Haas's bid to have the United States Grand Prix result reviewed might have been picked apart by the FIA, but it might still achieve something else.
That's because it has piled more scrutiny on a Formula 1 track-limits system that is unfit for purpose - the US GP stewards having acknowledged in their decision to reject the Haas case that the "inability" to enforce and police track limits to the desired standard is "completely unsatisfactory".
‘Piling on more scrutiny’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f...nsatisfactory/
FIA stewards’ decision on Haas USGP right of review rejection in full
Friday 10th November, 2023 - 3:02am
By Speedcafe.com
Speedcafe
It was an unsurprising decision by the United States Grand Prix stewards to categorically reject Haas’ right of review into the track limits breaches that occurred during the race at Circuit of the Americas.
As noted by the stewards, there are a number of “high-bar” precedents, so Haas knew it faced a tough ask in attempting to get a full hearing.
If it was Haas’ intention at the outset, then the team has won a moral victory, of sorts, given the stewards have demanded “rapid solutions” are sought to ongoing track limits breaches at numerous venues on the calendar, calling for them to be in place ahead of next season.
‘Here is the stewards’ decision in full [1 – 30 points]’;
https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/11/10...ision-in-full/
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F1 team to scrap 2023 design after tough season.
Alfa Romeo have announced that it will abandon its current concept and build a 'completely new car' for the 2024 season.
Friday 10 November 2023 11:27
Edward Hardy
Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi acknowledged the limitations of the current C43 concept, stating, "We simply miss some performance during the race. We need to investigate and to understand this because this has been a recurring problem during this season."
He further elaborated on the team's analysis, emphasising the need for technical solutions to address the issues. "It's not a matter of car balance; it's the overall package that we need to improve.
“We are lacking grip, especially in high-speed corners. This has been one of our weakness points this season." The change in direction comes as Alfa Romeo transitions away from its current title sponsor into the Audi Formula 1 team, set to hit the grid in the 2026 season.
‘F1 team to scrap 2023 design’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...uanyu-new-car/
Alfa Romeo plan for ‘completely brand new’ 2024 F1 car
13:20 Thu, 09 Nov 2023.
by Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Alfa Romeo Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi has revealed it will construct a “completely new car” for 2024 to resolve its current limitations. “We simply miss some performance during the race,” he acknowledged in Brazil. “We need to investigate and to understand this, because this has been a recurring problem during this season, where we have been alternatively quick in qualifying and the race and vice versa.”
“So, this is part of the analysis that we need to do, and where we need to go through the car understanding for next season, because I don’t think that this situation will change if we are not able to fix, with proper technical solutions, this problem.”
“It’s not a matter of car balance, it’s the overall package that we need to improve,” he added. “We are lacking grip, especially in high-speed corners. This has been one of our weakness points this season.”
‘Plan for completely brand new 2024 F1 car’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...w-2024-f1-car/
Sauber to design ‘completely new’ car for 2024 F1 season
10:01 Thu, 09 Nov 2023.
Hamilton Lyndon-Griffiths
Read Motorsport
Sauber says it will roll out a “completely new” car ahead of its first season without Alfa Romeo’s backing next year. Despite earning its highest finish in the constructors’ championship in the V6 hybrid era in 2022, Alfa Romeo has slipped backwards this year and currently sits ninth in the standings.
The Hinwil-based squad recently welcomed back James Key, who returns as its new technical director following his departure from McLaren earlier this year. Key is already lending his expertise to Sauber’s 2024 challenger, which team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi confirmed would be a brand new design as it believes it cannot exploit the current concept any further.
“First of all, we are really happy about having James on board,” said Alunni Bravi, as quoted by RaceFans. “He started the first week of September, so he’s also contributing to next year’s car, to our C44 car. We reviewed completely the project together with him. Thanks to his experience we went through an in-depth analysis of all the areas of the car, taking decisions.”
‘Recently welcomed back James Key’;
https://readmotorsport.com/2023/11/0...024-f1-season/
Bottas suspects water pressure issue behind Brazil retirement
11:08 Tue, 07 Nov 2023.
by Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Valtteri Bottas suspects a water pressure issue on his Alfa Romeo car was behind his early retirement from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Starting 18th, Bottas capitalised on Charles Leclerc’s car failing on the formation lap and a collision on the run to Turn 1 impacting several drivers to gain six positions.
The Finnish driver was running in an encouraging 12th place when his race engineer, Alex Chan, informed him to return to the pitlane to retire the car on Lap 41. Having been involved in a close battle with Esteban Ocon, who eventually ended up 10th, Bottas believes Alfa Romeo squandered an opportunity to score some vital points.
Asked what the reason was for his abrupt exit, Bottas replied: “I don’t know, actually. I was told that I had to stop the car, so I did it, but I don’t know what the issue yet.” He added: “I think the water temperatures, the water pressure started to a level where they shouldn’t be, so there was something clearly wrong. We need to investigate what happened to both cars, but it’s a real shame, because today we really had a good pace.”
‘Water pressure issue’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...il-retirement/
F1 boss insists huge manufacturer WILL enter the sport
Monday 6 November 2023 15:57
Joe Ellis
GPFans
Alfa Romeo team representative, Alessandro Alunni Bravi, has reassured the public that Audi is committed to entering F1 in 2026. The German manufacturer will take over the entry currently run by Sauber in 2026, with Alfa Romeo as a brand leaving the team at the end of the 2023 season.
Audi is planning to offer some support to Sauber in 2025 to prepare the team for the new regulations but a few rumours surrounding a potential exit before they joined had emerged. Alunni Bravi moved to quash those doubts with Alfa Romeo's current involvement making communication with the public a challenge.
"Audi has a strong commitment to Formula 1 and, of course together with Sauber, this commitment comes from a decision not only of the board of Audi but also the advisory board of Audi and the Supervisory Board of Audi/Volkswagen," he said, as quoted by Motorsport.com.
‘Huge manufacturer WILL enter the sport’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...-manufacturer/
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POLE POSITION: Toto Wolff's finger-pointing has become a symptom of Mercedes' decline after the team hit a new low at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
“I wonder, however, whether he didn’t chuck the team under the bus in the remarks he made there and on Sky. ‘Unacceptable,’ was one adjective he used.” Jonathan McEvoy for MailOnline
Published: 23:51, 9 November 2023
By Jonathan McEvoy for MailOnline
Mail Online
Toto Wolff wasn’t going to do his published media routine after the sporting nightmare that unfolded in the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend. He did an interview on Sky Sports with Ted Kravitz in the Mercedes hospitality area, explaining why Lewis Hamilton had finished a regrettable 1min 3sec behind winner Max Verstappen and George Russell retired with engine failure while ailing in 11th.
That was going to be that. It was asserted by his PR team that, because the race had over-run, he was busy in the debrief. He declined his usual Sky Germany duties as a result. One guessed that Toto, who is usually accommodating in his media briefings, was sore about the fact Mercedes were only the sixth best team of the afternoon.
Red Bull, McLaren, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Alpine were all ahead of them. Indeed, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly swept past both Hamilton and Russell as if they weren’t there. Anyway, he relented and did speak in one press briefing
‘Chuck the team under the bus in the remarks he made!’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...rand-Prix.html
Toto Wolff responds to Lewis Hamilton laughing at F1 team order after George Russell moan
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were involved in eye-catching radio exchanges with their respective Mercedes race engineers as the team suffered a horrible weekend in Brazil
07:11 Wed, 08 Nov 2023.
By Daniel Moxon Senior F1 Writer
The Mirror
And Russell's mood had not improved by the 17th lap when he was asked by race engineer Ricardo Musconi to manage his tyres. "Do you want me to race or concede positions? With more management, I will go backwards," was his snappy retort.
And he was no more happy when, later in the race, he was sat on the gearbox of the slower-moving Hamilton unhappy that no order had been given for them to switch positions. "I haven't been on the radio because I thought it was quite obvious about the pace," was his message, dripping with sarcasm.
Later, when Hamilton's race engineer Pete Bonnington asked his driver to "use the tyres now", the seven-time world champion's response was to laugh. He then replied: "I have been for the last five laps, dude," both drivers clearly not happy with their tyre degradation and lack of pace.
‘Eye-catching radio exchanges’;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...ssell-31387017
‘Dire’ Mercedes situation under question after Toto Wolff’s ‘emotional’ reaction
08 Nov 2023 5:00 PM
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com
Mercedes’ dramatic result in Brazil led to an “emotional reaction” from Toto Wolff but Naomi Schiff and Damon Hill wonder if it’s as dire as the team boss out.
A visibly distressed Wolff launched a scathing attack on Mercedes’ W14 after a wretched weekend in Brazil in which the car suffered from drag and understeer, and destroyed its tyres.
After Lewis Hamilton, the only one of the teammates to complete the Grand Prix, did so more than a minute down on race winner Max Verstappen, Wolff’s tirade went from “horrible” to “miserable” to “this car doesn’t deserve a win”.
‘Visibly distressed Wolff’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/merced...eaction-brazil
Wolff ‘baffled’ by ‘nasty surprise box’ Mercedes
Saturday 11th November, 2023 - 10:36pm
By Ian Parkes
Speedcafe
Toto Wolff has described the performance by Mercedes over the course of last weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix as “a nightmare” that has left him baffled. Wolff has made clear there will be a fundamental redesign of a car Hamilton cannot wait to see the back of, and with the team boss already wishing it was the start of the 2024 campaign.
Wolff was at least able to point to other anomalies this season with competitors’ cars, such as Aston Martin’s dip in form with its AMR23 that gave Fernando Alonso six podiums in the first eight races, or Red Bull’s at-odds weekend in Singapore, the only blemish on Verstappen’s run of 15 wins in the last 16 grands prix.
Conversely, McLaren has gone the other way, from a car that was “not making it out of Q1 sometimes”, said Wolff, to one that is “now hunting Max”. “It (the car) is sometimes a nasty surprise box for all of us,” suggested Wolff, whose team “got it probably as bad as some of the other teams got it”.
‘Nasty surprise box’;
https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/11/11...lo-gp-baffled/
Toto Wolff doubles down on Mercedes criticism after ‘worst weekend in 13 years’
11 Nov 2023 12:45 PM
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
Toto Wolff has said that Mercedes’ Brazilian Grand Prix woes were “just not on”, admitting they “didn’t look like a solid team” at Interlagos. Speaking to media post-race, Wolff did not keep his words soft nor sweet on a “baffling” Mercedes performance, one which left them not looking like a “solid team.”
“Totally baffling,” he said. “At the same time, unacceptable for all of us. We are a proper structure, solid team. And that didn’t look like a solid team today. Interestingly, that within three consecutive races, you’re finishing strong second in both of them, challenging Max and then a week later, you’re ending up nowhere. And I believe this is just not on.”
“TOTO: Totally baffling”;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-w...mercedes-worst
Toto Wolff's wages suffer huge drop as Mercedes' F1 problems take their toll
Mercedes aren't profiting on the track the same way they are off of it.
11:14, Sat, Nov 11, 2023
By George Glinski
Daily and Sunday Express
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suffered a huge drop in wages in 2022. The Austrian's salary was cut in half last year as problems on the track continue to take their toll. According to Business F1, Mercedes have brought in £466.3million in revenue during the course of 2022, up 25 per cent on 2021, making them the most financially successful team on the grid.
Just over half of their revenue, £238m, comes from sponsors and licence fees while £139.9m is accumulated through prize money and £88.3m is earned via other activities outside of F1. Yet Wolff's annual salary has taken a nose dive from £6.7m a year to £3.5m.
Luckily for Wolff, he holds a 33 per cent stake in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team so will get a healthy slice of the £24.5m in dividends shared with partners and investors. He also isn't short of money with a reported net worth of £1.3bn in 2023. Meanwhile, Mercedes is said to be worth £3.6bn as of this year.
‘Wages suffer’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...-wages-F1-news
Formula 1: Is Toto Wolff the wrong leader for Mercedes?
11:42 Fri, 10 Nov 2023.
by Logan Ploder
Beyond the Flag (Weblog)
Wolff’s harsh public comments have been a developing theme over the last two years now, with several soundbites making headlines across the paddock. During the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix, amidst all of the complaining from Hamilton over the radio, Wolff was heard saying, “Lewis, the car is bad, we know it. Please drive it.”
Then during the Italian Grand Prix race weekend, Wolff spoke about Red Bull rival Max Verstappen’s record-breaking 10th win in a row, saying “it’s for Wikipedia, and nobody reads that anyway.” These comments don’t even touch on the recent departure of top-level technical chief Mike Elliott, among others.
Negativity, malicious in intent or not, is no way to run a Formula 1 team, or any organization for that matter. Is Toto Wolff still the right man to lead Mercedes back to Formula 1 glory moving forward?
‘Toto Wolff Analysis’;
https://beyondtheflag.com/2023/11/10...ader-mercedes/
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Jean Todt highlights Ferrari trend which will worry Fred Vasseur.
Jean Todt fears pressure from the media and fans will push Ferrari into a change of team principal if the Scuderia’s progress slows.
10 Nov 2023 5:00 PM
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com
Todt, who masterminded Ferrari’s dominance with Michael Schumacher at the turn of the century, believes the team are still slightly lacking what is required to win on a regular basis. And he has called for stability to allow the team to achieve their objectives, with the pressure on Ferrari from the outside doing them no favours.
He told French television station Canal Plus: “To win, you have to bring all the elements together, and today there is a little bit missing. Not a lot, but a little. Ferrari is a slightly different team because it creates emotion and passion like no other. Then, if it doesn’t work, the tendency is that with the pressure from the media and the tifosi we have to change bosses and that’s not necessarily a good thing.”
“I think that at the time when I was the boss, one of the advantages that I was able to have – and that later allowed us to be successful – was precisely that we were able to benefit from stability.”
‘Called for stability’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/jean-t...i-fred-vasseur
Constant change at Ferrari not good says Todt
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
GrandPrix.com
Despite eager anticipation from fans and the media, reports suggesting that Charles Leclerc's rumoured contract extension with Ferrari would be announced this week have been quashed. Hopes were stoked by a teasing social media post from the Italian team, which led many to believe a significant announcement was imminent.
Instead, it turned out that the buildup was for a less momentous revelation - Ferrari's special red overalls for the upcoming Las Vegas GP. Many thought it was about Leclerc's contract, but this is not the case, the Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport remarked. At least for now.
Under new leadership of Frederic Vasseur, Ferrari still contends with the ghosts of its illustrious past. As the team endures a rough patch, echoes from its glory days come in the form of wisdom from Jean Todt, its most revered team principal and former FIA president.
‘Ghosts of its illustrious past’;
https://www.grandprix.com/news/const...says-todt.html
Is Charles Leclerc set to sensationally quit Ferrari?
Charles Leclerc has been affiliated with Ferrari since 2016
November 11, 2023
By Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport
Charles Leclerc could be poised to walk away from Ferrari after seven years with the iconic team, as he finally loses faith in their ability to deliver a championship-calibre car to match his level of talent.
The conversation is flirted around the paddock every year with the Monegasque regularly being tipped to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes or to pair up with Max Verstappen at Red Bull, but he generally reaffirms his commitment to Formula 1’s oldest team – although he doesn’t rule out looking elsewhere.
“Of course, I think every driver has considered their different options,” Leclerc said earlier in the season. “Once they get the [possibility]. But I have a huge love of Ferrari. “My first target and my first dream is to become a world champion with Ferrari, more than anything else. So, if there’s a slight opportunity for it to happen, I will have no doubt about pushing to stay here at least.”
‘Could be poised to walk away’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...-quit-ferrari/
The moments where Leclerc and Ferrari lost precious points in 2023
09 November 7:00PM
Author Pepijn van der Hulst
RacingNews365
Bahrain (and Saudi Arabia) Grand Prix: New season, new opportunities. A year earlier, Leclerc looked set to compete for the world title, but the fast Ferrari ultimately couldn't keep up with Max Verstappen's even faster Red Bull.
Australian Grand Prix: Leclerc still drives to seventh place in Saudi Arabia, picking up his first points of the season.
Miami Grand Prix: In Miami, Leclerc himself goes wrong several times.
Spanish Grand Prix: The Spanish Grand Prix turned into a dramatic weekend for Leclerc.
Hungarian Grand Prix: At the Hungaroring, Leclerc crosses the line in sixth place.
United States Grand Prix: In the United States, Leclerc and Ferrari again lost precious points, this time due to an unusual disqualification
São Paulo Grand Prix: Unfortunately, the São Paulo GP is Leclerc's most recent day of bad luck. Qualifying second behind Verstappen, the 26-year-old driver openly spoke of a chance to take the lead at the first corner. Leclerc would ultimately never arrive there due to a hydraulic problem.
‘Lost precious points in 2023’;
https://racingnews365.com/the-moment...points-in-2023
Pundit points finger at ‘annoying’ engineer over Charles Leclerc Ferrari struggles
11 Nov 2023 10:00 AM
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
Former Ferrari team manager Peter Windsor suspects Charles Leclerc will get “annoyed” with his engineer “pussyfooting around” over the radio, something he feels does not help team nor driver. Xavier Marcos Padros has been Leclerc’s race engineer since the Monegasque driver joined Ferrari back in 2019.
Asked during his latest YouTube livestream how important a strong driver-engineer relationship is for car performance, Windsor replied: “I think it’s very important. Because the more you can just say in a few words, and then the race engineers knows immediately what you’re talking about and can get on with it, the more time you can save and the more you can spend on something else.”
“And I just think that’s one of the reasons Ferrari is struggling this year with Charles Leclerc particularly. I’ve got to say, that engineer they do have talking to Charles, I think if I was Charles I’d get a bit annoyed by that.”
“Pussyfooting around”;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/peter-...eclerc-ferrari
Glock criticises repeated Ferrari failures: 'That can't happen with a top team'
10 November 6:00PM
Author Jake Nichol
Co-author Jesse Janse
RacingNews365
In an exclusive interview with RacingNews365, with thanks to LuckyBlock.com, former F1 racer-turned-pundit Timo Glock explains the failures that are costing Ferrari in its pursuit of Red Bull.
"In Brazil, Leclerc was again a main story because of the fact he didn't make the start due to the hydraulic problem and subsequent crash," Glock exclusively told RacingNews365, thanks to LuckyBlock. "That just can't happen at a top team.”
"If you compare it to Red Bull, they don't have problems on a technical level, and that is exactly what is going wrong with Ferrari. If they don't make a wrong strategic choice, they have a mechanical problem or a driver makes a mistake. That means Ferrari remains inconsistent, because of some circuits, they do have the speed to really compete.”
‘Repeated Ferrari failures’;
https://racingnews365.com/glock-pinp...ith-a-top-team
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McLaren uncover the Red Bull secret currently keeping them out of reach.
Team boss Andrea Stella has concurred that tyre management is the key advantage which Red Bull hold over McLaren.
Jamie Woodhouse
09 Nov 2023 10:00 AM
PlanetF1.com
“I think the difference is mainly in terms of lap time on used tyres,” said Team boss Andrea Stella, as per Motorsport.com. “But as soon as the tyres degrade, then it would appear like Max, Red Bull, they can just have less degradation. The tyres were degrading maybe one-tenth every two laps.”
“It’s a significant amount of degradation and if you can limit that, after 10 laps in a stint, this is tenths of a second, so I think that’s where they are superior at the moment. “Where we think the difference is made, we can’t do very much with this car.”
“The car has improved with the Singapore upgrade in terms of tyre management, but not enough to be able to compete, especially when degradation is high. And we saw some other cars degrading quite a lot, like Mercedes, Ferrari.”
‘Red Bull secret uncovered’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/mclare...wear-advantage
Norris sends Red Bull OMINOUS warning after McLaren improvement
Sunday 12 November 2023 09:58
Anna Malyon
GPFans
Lando Norris has claimed that McLaren have "plenty more" to deliver in the upcoming Formula 1 season following a string of positive results in the second half of the 2023 campaign.
McLaren have experienced a significant resurgence with upgrades introduced at the Austrian Grand Prix, resulting in nine remarkable podium finishes between Norris and Oscar Piastri.
This revival has also meant that McLaren have become Red Bull’s closest competitors with Norris snatching pole from Max Verstappen at the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race.
‘Plenty more to deliver’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...p-plenty-more/
GLOCK CLAIMS NORRIS IS THE DRIVER TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO VERSTAPPEN NEXT SEASON DESPITE CONTINUING RED BULL DOMINATION
Glock has admitted he wants "to see a final like we had in 2021" but stated Red Bull's domination isn't "unhealthy" for the sport
November 10, 2023
Oliver Brindle
FormulaNerds
Former Toyota driver Timo Glock has claimed that McLaren driver Lando Norris “is definitely one of the drivers capable of challenging Max [Verstappen]” but admits tighter rules are needed to prevent one team “domination”. Since the new regulations, Max Verstappen has undoubtedly been the star of the show as he continues to break record after record. The Dutchman currently holds a 266-point lead in the Drivers’ Championship over his teammate in second place.
Now, Glock believes the young Brit of Norris will be the driver to bring the fight to the Red Bull driver. Although Norris has yet to score a win in Formula One, the Bristol-born driver has achieved six podiums in his last seven races. However, the former German F1 driver suggested a solution that “if we took Max [Verstappen] out”, it would make for a more exciting race for the fans.
“He’s definitely one of the drivers capable of challenging Max. Lando was under pressure from Oscar on a few occasions, and you could see small mistakes made by Lando in qualifying. If we’re talking pure pace, though, Lando is very impressive. He manages to start at the back of the field and finish in the top five! He knows exactly what to do to not make these mistakes again, and he can definitely challenge Max if he has the right package around him.”
‘NORRIS IS THE DRIVER capable of challenging Max [Verstappen]’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/gl...ll-domination/
Lando Norris tipped as the driver who can “definitely challenge” Max Verstappen for F1 titles
10 Nov 2023
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Ex-F1 driver Timo Glock believes Lando Norris can “truly fight” Max Verstappen for world titles in the “right package”.
“It depends on what McLaren can offer him and if they can give Lando a car to truly fight for a championship,” Glock told Lucky Block. “I think he's definitely one of the drivers capable of challenging Max. Lando was under pressure from Oscar on a few occasions, and you could see small mistakes made by Lando in qualifying.
“If we're talking pure pace, though, Lando is very impressive. He manages to start at the back of the field and finish in the top five! He knows exactly what to do to not make these mistakes again, and he can definitely challenge Max if he has the right package around him.”
“Definitely challenge” Max Verstappen’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/104055...stappen-titles
Norris: McLaren has "plenty more" to come in F1 2024
16:32 Fri, 10 Nov 2023.
AUTHORFilip Cleeren
CO-AUTHORJonathan Noble
Motorsport.com
McLaren has emerged as Red Bull's closest challenger since the summer after bringing a raft of highly effective upgrades to its MCL60 since Austria. The consistency of its resurgence, which has set it apart from the more fluctuating form shown by Ferrari and Mercedes, has raised expectations the Woking squad could take the fight to Max Verstappen and Red Bull in 2024.
When asked if that's a realistic prospect, Norris replied: "Maybe. I've just been just saying to Max, since we bought this upgrade to Austria, I've been the second highest scoring driver on the grid. I think we've been the second highest scoring team, potentially.
"Of course, we've taken some massive steps forward and at the same time, considering we’re talking about fighting the Red Bull, I think it's still a very, very good thing what we've achieved this year. We're talking about one of the best drivers in Formula 1 ever, in one of the most dominating cars.”
‘The consistency of its resurgence’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...come/10544867/
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Horner sends 'Street King' Perez message ahead of critical Vegas race.
Christian Horner suggests that the Las Vegas Grand Prix could serve as a pivotal moment for Sergio Perez, emphasising its potential to boost the struggling driver's confidence.
Sunday 12 November 2023 20:57
Anna Malyon
GPFans
Horner: Street tracks boost Checo's confidence: He further suggests that this could prove important not only for his confidence but also for the outcome of the championship. “It’s important for his confidence,” Horner told the media. “I think that was the Checo in Brazil that we know, and you know what he’s capable of. And that’ll give him just the boost he needs going into another street track that he’s always, you know, performed well out in.”
“I thought he drove brilliantly well. He had a little bit of a wobble at Turn 2 which allowed Fernando, who was very quick on the straights, to have a go at him. He did his best to hang on to it.”
“But I think for Checo to outscore Lewis by multiple points in Brazil, it was a very strong weekend for him. A third in the Sprint, fourth from nine from the grid, with the yellow flag got in qualifying, has been a very good weekend for him.”
'Street King Perez’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...-las-vegas-gp/
Helmut Marko offers praise for Sergio Perez recent form
November 12, 2023
By: Jaden Diaz-Ndisang
Helmut Marko is pleased with Sergio Perez’s recent progress, outlining that his performances are where they should be.
Red Bull has enjoyed one of the most dominant campaigns in F1, but this hasn’t excluded the team from controversy. Much of the questions have surrounded their driver pairing for 2024, with Sergio Perez’s future often under scrutiny.
Marko positive about Perez: Speaking after the Brazilian GP, Helmut Marko gave a positive assessment of Perez’s latest form: “Since Austin, the pace has been right in both qualifying and the race. We now have a commanding lead over Hamilton of almost 30 points. That should now work out for second place.”
In some ways, it is only at Red Bull that a driver with a confirmed contract could be under such uncertainty. With Perez’s contract officially expiring at the end of 2024, it won’t take long before this subject is revisited in F1 circles.
‘Helmut Marko offers praise’;
https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...z-recent-form/
Massa speaks out against replacing Perez at Red Bull
13th November 2023, 07:07
Andrew Maitland
Grandpx.news
Despite Sergio Perez’s confirmed contract for 2024 and repeated team denials of any change, rumours about his position continue to swirl. However, former F1 driver Felipe Massa says Red Bull should definitely keep the Mexican at the wheel.
Felipe Massa, sharing his insights with the Dutch magazine Formule 1, agrees that Red Bull should maintain their current lineup. “As long as Max is happy and the team wins both the drivers’ championship and the constructors’ championship, I think it would be wise to leave things as they are now,” he said.
Massa further emphasized the strength of Verstappen, stating, “Max is visibly feeling good and wins almost every race. For him, any change would mean a deterioration.” He also questioned the potential impact of replacing Perez with another driver: “What Max is showing this season is of an unprecedented level. Even if you put Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso in the other car, I’m not sure much would change. Maybe a little bit, but believe me, they wouldn’t beat Max either.”
‘Wise to leave things as they are now’;
https://grandpx.news/massa-speaks-ou...z-at-red-bull/
Christian Horner issues clear response to Sergio Perez conspiracy theory
12 Nov 2023 10:00 AM
Mark Scott
PlanetF1.com
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been forced to clarify his use of the word “intention” when asked about Sergio Perez’s future with the team. There is such clamour and desire from some sections of the F1 community to see Perez shown the door at the end of the year that every single word out of Horner’s mouth on the matter is being intensely scrutinised.
“I am absolutely confident and clear that Checo will be our driver next year,” Horner told the media in Brazil, as quoted by Motorsport.com. “Now, if he was injured or something like that, there are circumstances beyond our control. But the clear plan and therefore the clear intention is that he will continue. We’re planning to continue. We have announced the AlphaTauri drivers, we have our Red Bull Racing drivers. That is how we intend to go racing in 2024.”
Sky F1’s Martin Brundle has also been doing some snooping around the paddock to get the latest on Perez and his information on the subject is also very clear. “I’ll stand by what I’ve said in the last couple of races,” Brundle said. “I believe Red Bull absolutely want to keep running Sergio Perez next year. They’ll do everything to make that happen.”
‘Clear response’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/christ...umours-sparked
Whispers of Red Bull “major aerodynamic revolution” to 2024 RB20 car are ominous for their rivals
12 Nov 2023
James Dielhenn
Crash.Net
Red Bull are reportedly “preparing to amaze the paddock again next year” with their F1 2024 car. They have been tipped to bring a new car - the RB20 - which has potential to “annihilate” its competition, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
That is a major worry for the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari, who have lagged behind, and even for McLaren and Aston Martin, who have taken giant strides forward this year.
The RB20 has been described as “an extreme take on the concepts” of this year’s RB19. Crucially, its aerodynamic concept will differ from this season’s car. The vertical load will be distributed in a radically different way, the report claims.
‘Whispers’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/104071...s-their-rivals
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F1's $500m transformation of Las Vegas ramps up as huge grandstands, towering fencing and VIP boxes are constructed around Sin City with locals trying to go about their business.
Formula One's $500million transformation of the Las Vegas strip is starting to take shape as organizers ramp up construction of the track ahead of this week's Grand Prix.
Published: 14:12, 13 November 2023
By Max Winters For Dailymail.Com
Mail Online
DailyMail.com reported on Monday morning that organizers remain confident they will sell out this weekend, despite reports that thousands of tickets remain unsold. Amid the glitz and the glamor, reports surfaced last week that tens of thousands of tickets remained unsold, and that ticket and hotel prices had plummeted as a result.
The first practice sessions will take place on Thursday night, with qualifying beginning at midnight on Friday night, and the race getting underway on Saturday night at 10pm local time. The first edition of the Las Vegas Grand Prix will make it the first time that there's a F1 race in Sin City since the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix. It will be the third Grand Prix in the US to take place on the 2023 calendar after the Miami and the United States Grands Prix in Austin, Texas.
Furthermore, the Las Vegas Grand Prix will mark the first time since 1982 that there will be three races held in the US in a F1 season. The 3.803 miles (6.120 km) street circuit features 17 corners and a 1.181 mi (1.900 km) straight. The entire race's length is 190.065 miles (305.880 km). Drivers will have to complete 50 laps, with Red Bull's Verstappen the clear favorite to win.
‘First practice sessions will take place on Thursday night’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-business.html
Max Verstappen gives brutally honest view on Las Vegas Grand Prix and a furious Bernie Ecclestone agrees
13th November 2023, 2:41 pm
Robert Calcutt
talkSPORT
Max Verstappen says the Las Vegas Grand Prix is ‘more for the show’ and exudes very little excitement about taking to the track. Red Bull Racing star is far from the circuit’s biggest fan, with the track featuring a series of tight corner and long straights.
Speaking ahead of the Grand Prix, he said: “First of all, I think we are there more for the show than the racing itself if you look at the layout of the track. But you know, I’m actually not that into it. I’m more like, I’ll go there and do my thing and be gone again.”
Verstappen is not the only one who’s not one to buy into the hype of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with F1’s former boss Bernie Ecclestone critical of the event. “I’m not really looking forward to it. Why not? It has nothing to do with Formula 1,” he told Dutch outlet NOS.
‘More for the show’;
https://talksport.com/sport/1640442/
Unimpressed Bernie Ecclestone aims dig at F1 Las Vegas GP
13 Nov 2023
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is not impressed with the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix. But former boss Ecclestone, who was ousted by Liberty Media when they took over the running of the sport in 2017, has been critical of the event.
"I'm not really looking forward to it. Why not? It has nothing to do with Formula 1,” he told Dutch publication NOS. "I am glad that the sport continues to develop around the world.”
“I am the one who took Formula 1 out of Europe and brought it to the rest of the world. We are competing for a world championship, not a European championship. It's good that it stays that way."
‘Unimpressed Bernie Ecclestone’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/104077...1-las-vegas-gp
Bernie Ecclestone lays into Las Vegas Grand Prix that has 'nothing to do with F1'
Bernie Ecclestone helped grow Formula One globally but he has little time for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
15:19, Mon, Nov 13, 2023
By Richard Garnett
Daily and Sunday Express
Bernie Ecclestone says he is pleased to see Formula One continuing to become more of a global sport but doesn't have much time for the forthcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix because it has 'nothing to do with F1'.
During his time at the helm, Ecclestone was credited with taking F1 into the emerging Asian market, including races in Bahrain, China and Singapore, something that the British business magnate is particularly proud of.
He said: “I am happy that the sport continues to develop around the world. I am the one who brought Formula 1 out of Europe and to the rest of the world. We are competing for a World Championship, not a European Championship. It is good that that remains the case.”
‘Las Vegas Grand Prix that has 'nothing to do with F1'!’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...gas-Grand-Prix
Steiner says Las Vegas will ‘set the standard’ for sport as he looks ahead to final Haas home race of 2023
13 November 2023
Formula One - Official Site
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has expressed his excitement ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, describing the event as “completely different” to any other on the F1 calendar – and any in the history of the sport.
“I think we all have an expectation, but we know what Las Vegas is about,” said Steiner ahead of the race weekend. “It’s hard to imagine exactly what it will be like, but it will be a very cool event and something completely different from anything done before in Formula 1.”
“To put such effort into racing in a city like Las Vegas is challenging, to say the least, and to make it happen a few years ago was impossible to think about, let alone say. Let’s see what it will be like, but it will surely set a standard for a lot of things in the sport going forward.”
‘Las Vegas will ‘set the standard’!’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...npVA48sqe.html
Haas take drastic action for Las Vegas GP with ‘nothing to lose’
13 Nov 2023 3:15 PM
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com
Nico Hulkenberg will revert to an old aerodynamic specification for the Las Vegas GP with bottom-placed Haas convinced there is now “nothing to lose” with two races of the F1 2023 season remaining.
Team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed that the move has been made with the aim of giving each driver the best possible platform to score points in the final double header in Vegas and Abu Dhabi.
He said: “The main drive behind this was Nico feels that for him the old spec suits him better, and Kevin is the opposite. We’ve opted to give them what they want, we have two races to go and nothing to lose, so we’ve tried to do what we can.”
“Nothing to lose”;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/haas-las-vegas-decision
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The major risk F1's $500m Las Vegas gamble represents.
Formula 1's new Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend is a half-billion-dollar bet on a race in the self-styled sports and entertainment capital of the world. And F1 desperately needs it to work.
Nov 13, 2023
The Race
The race will take over Las Vegas. The expectation is that having a grand prix that races past the legendary Vegas hotels and casinos, which have starred in countless movies and TV shows, will supercharge F1’s growth, particularly in the United States.
But to do that, F1 has had to rip up its business model, put its hand in its pocket and invest heavily. This race isn’t being put on by an independent promoter that’s paying tens of millions for the privilege as per the usual model. Instead, F1 is promoting the race - and it will do so for at least 10 years.
The idea is simple. Las Vegas is a venue that will attract massive attention not just in the United States, which is F1’s priority growth market, but also globally. The race will bring in countless celebrities, high-rolling VIP guests and there will even be some everyday fans...
‘F1 is promoting the race’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f...dollar-gamble/
‘More celebrities’ than fans predicted to attend 2023 Las Vegas GP
13 November 2023
by Nick Golding
Formula1News
F1’s trip to Sin City this weekend will be drastically different to 41 years ago. A high-speed street circuit has been designed and built, with it set to feature part of the iconic Vegas Strip. It’s tipped to be an event like no other, something F1 have been pushing for given that they’re responsible for the promotion of the Grand Prix.
The teams and drivers have been talking about racing in Vegas for months, unlike local residents who aren’t thrilled about the impact F1 will have in Sin City this weekend. Several celebrities and sports stars are expected to be present, to the extent that former American racing driver Willy T Ribbs believes that the A-listers in attendance will outnumber the fans.
‘Local residents aren’t thrilled about the impact F1’;
https://formula1news.co.uk/more-cele...-las-vegas-gp/
Las Vegas F1 Race Ticket, Hotel Prices Plummeting
17:56 Mon, 13 Nov 2023.
Olivia Perreault
TicketNews
According to the Daily Mail, the motorsports website Oversteer48.com found that there are still 10,000 unsold grandstand seats in the circuit’s East Harmon Zone on Ticketmaster. The low prices could be caused by the weather — as Las Vegas is expected to receive rain and a temperature drop to 41 degrees this week — or due to Max Verstappen’s third-consecutive driver’s championship win earlier this month, nearly cementing the F1 season.
Enthusiasm for the race has seemed to decline, which could be from the expensive prices when the race was first announced. Compared to other F1 races, Vegas was billed as the most expensive event; the cheapest seats in Suzuka were found for $118 US, followed by $283 in Monza and $315 at Spa-Francorchamps. While Miami was one of the most expensive with grandstand seats at $850, Vegas still was offering more, with tickets over $1,500.
‘F1 Race Ticket, Hotel Prices Plummeting’;
https://www.ticketnews.com/2023/11/l.../?nowprocket=1
Column: F1 learns it overestimated fan demand for Las Vegas, the most expensive race of the year
Published: 18:45, 13 November 2023
By AP
Mail Online
LAS VEGAS (AP) - There is no such thing as a flawless first-year event, so go ahead and accept that there will be bumps and bruises in Formula One´s $500 million Las Vegas Grand Prix. The warning signs were as bright as The Sphere when early pricing opened for this week's extravaganza, the most expensive grand prix to attend on this year´s 24-race calendar.
But nothing about this weekend is targeted toward the new American fan, starting with the pricing or when cars are even on the track. The Saturday night race itself isn't scheduled to begin until 10 p.m. local - it is meant to be televised in Europe during the Sunday morning hours - and as such Las Vegas' nighttime temperatures are expected to make for the coldest race in series history.
There is plenty to do while waiting for the actual racing. The parties and special events run all week and feature "The Netflix Cup," a live event that will pit drivers from "Drive to Survive" and golfers from "Full Swing" in a match-play tournament.
‘Overestimated fan demand’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap...race-year.html
‘Mental’ Las Vegas Grand Prix prices under spotlight as big race approaches
13 Nov 2023 5:00 PM
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com
Racing driver Richard Bradley has detailed some of the enormous prices associated with the Las Vegas Grand Prix, stating that a deluxe hotel stay at the weekend could also be put to use on track. Reports have circulated that hotel prices have dropped significantly ahead of the race this weekend as hotels seek to fill their rooms, but Bradley believes ticket prices “don’t need to be as high as they are” in the first instance.
“Just to put it into perspective how mental some of the costs were, I think it was at Caesars [Palace],” Bradley elaborated on the latest episode of the On Track GP Podcast, produced in collaboration between PlanetF1.com and DR Sports. “One of their hospitality packages for five people at the Grand Prix, having the suite, the full works, everything, I think it was $350,000 [£285,000].”
“Now, to put that into perspective, if you took that amount of money, and you contacted the Ferrari factory team as an amateur driver and said: ‘I want to race one of your official Ferrari factory GT cars for three races’, you could do that – and have 35 grand spare. That’s just to put it into perspective.”
‘Mental’;
https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/F1...x/Las+Vegas+GP
‘Trying to survive’: Inside Las Vegas’ wild F1 overhaul, billion-dollar gamble
November 14th, 2023 1:54 pm
Michael Lamonato
Fox Sports (Australia)
At the corner of East Harmon Avenue and Koval Lane was a dusty, derelict car park Formula 1 decided would be the beating heart of its showpiece event — almost symbolically banishing memories of the sport’s first attempt to crack Vegas in the 1980s, when it ran a grand prix in the then expansive car park of the Caesars Palace casino.
The almost 16 hectares of derelict land was purchased by Formula 1 for US$240 million (A$377 million) and settled in cash, and from the dust-bowl block has risen the focal point of the race: a state-of-the-art permanent pit building and paddock area. The pit building is four-storeys tall and the largest in Formula 1 by footprint. The garages are commensurately spacious for the 10 teams, running to a depth of around 28 metres, or 1.4 times longer than the facilities of some of the calendar’s more dated venues.
On top of just the resurfacing work is the challenge of installing race infrastructure — the 1750 floodlights, the 18 temporary grandstands, the trackside barriers, the pedestrian bridges — all while people continue to commute and tour the 24-hour city. Setting up the race has come at considerable expense, with Liberty Media CFO Brian Wilding detailing capital expenditure costs of US$435 million (A$684 million) up to the end of September for the entire grand prix build, bringing the total cost of setting up the race to at least $1.06 billion.
‘Trying to survive’;
https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...677954fcba8091
PRIX HISTORIC: Inside abandoned Vegas F1 track held in car park with bizarre layout now demolished for luxury hotel and shopping centre
The track was last used for F1 over 41 years ago.
Published: 16:10, 13 Nov 2023
Henry Tomlinson
TheIrishSun
WHEN Formula One takes over Las Vegas this weekend, it won't be for the first time. The Nevada-based city hosted two races in 1981 and 1982, however, it failed to become a success.
‘PRIX HISTORIC’;
https://www.thesun.ie/sport/11679609...ck-grand-prix/
We came to Sin City ready to win big... but we were racing in the hotel car park! As F1 returns to Las Vegas after 41 years, JONATHAN McEVOY tells the farcical tale of its ill-fated first gamble
Published: 22:36, 12 November 2023
By Jonathan McEvoy for the Daily Mail
Mail Online
It is countdown to Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, not only the first, but the swankiest, most garish, most Super Bowl-like extravagance Formula One has ever staged.
The first? Well, that bit is arguable because the Entertainment Capital of the World — self-proclaimed in the bell-ringing, kaching-ing world of slot machines, roulette wheels and blackjack tables — hosted two races back in 1981 and 1982. They were held at Caesars Palace. In the hotel’s car park, in fact, and they failed to make the impression Bernie Ecclestone had hoped for.
The retreat which followed proved the truth that America has often been a hard nut for European-centric F1 to crack. The nadir came in 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where only six cars started the farcical race over tyre safety concerns. F1 was booed out of town.
‘Ill-fated first gamble’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ed-gamble.html
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F1 drivers offered 'free sex' by Las Vegas brothel workers in racy Grand Prix deal.
All 20 F1 drivers have been offered '100 per cent complimentary coitus' in one of Sin City's brothels ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Formula One has taken over Las Vegas this week with Liberty Media stumping up around half a billion on purchasing the land and constructing the massive pit building on the Strip.
10:10, Tue, Nov 14, 2023
By Stuart Ballard
ily and Sunday Express10:13
Unlike other F1 races, there's set to be an opening ceremony on Wednesday which will feature music icons such as Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Will.i.am. The whole week is set to be a party atmosphere and drivers will have their work cut out trying to stay focused on the job.
Las Vegas is renowned for its gambling, shopping, fine dining and entertainment with millions visiting the city every year. But Sin City also gets its nickname for Nevada being one of the few States in America where brothels are prohibited.
And two Las Vegas brothel workers have given F1 drivers an exclusive offer of 'free sex' during their stay in Nevada. Chicken Ranch brothel workers Addison Gray and Alice Little are excited about the F1 "It’s Formula One fever in Las Vegas this month and we’re all psyched up for the big event," Little said.
‘All 20 F1 drivers have been offered 100 per cent complimentary coitus';
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...nd-Prix-Nevada
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen offered free sex at Las Vegas GP as F1 hits Sin City
The Formula 1 circus rolls into Las Vegas this weekend and local businesses are touting their illicit services to stars like drivers Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen
14th November 2023, 12:50
By Felix Keith Sports Reporter
The Mirror
Formula 1 stars are being offered “complimentary coitus” by two sex workers when they visit Nevada for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Hamilton has said he is expecting a “wild experience” in Sin City and Addison Gray and Alice Little, workers at the Chicken Ranch brothel, are hoping that might involve them. "It’s Formula 1 fever in Las Vegas this month and we’re all psyched up for the big event," Little told TMZ. "Any driver that wants to get their hearts racing and celebrate the F1 with me and Addison will be treated to 100 per cent complimentary coitus."
‘Sin City: Local businesses are touting their illicit services’;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...s-sex-31435030
Lewis Hamilton primed for 'wild experience' at Las Vegas GP despite Mercedes banFormula 1 heads to Las Vegas for an extravagant weekend of racing in the heart of the world's entertainment capital and Lewis Hamilton is excited for the change of scenery
10:10, 14 Nov 2023
By Felix Keith Sports Reporter
The Mirror
Lewis Hamilton is expecting a “wild” weekend when Formula 1 hits the Las Vegas strip this weekend. Mercedes star Hamilton doesn’t quite know what to expect, but he is excited for the 21st race of the 2023 season nonetheless.
"I just don't understand how we're gonna move around that place, I don't even understand how we're gonna get from the track to the hotel," he told Sky Sports. "It's going to be such a compact spot with so many people, but it's gonna be a wild experience.”
“The best thing is just to go with an open mind and not have any pre-determined ideas of what it's going to be like and just take it all in when you get there. Driving in the nightlights I'm going to feel like I'm in the Casino movie! It’s pretty cool.”
‘Primed for 'wild experience';
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...vegas-31433304
Lewis Hamilton admits he’s unsure if ‘mad and wild’ Las Vegas Grand Prix will work
Tuesday 14 Nov 2023 3:21 pm
Callum McAvoy
Metro.co.uk
Sir Lewis Hamilton says he is excited for this weekend’s ‘mad and wild’ Las Vegas Grand Prix, though is unsure how the event is going to work logistically.
The sport’s chiefs has gone all out to make the Las Vegas Grand Prix a show-stopping, star-studded event, with the hope that it will surpass Monaco as the jewel in F1’s crown.
It’s a huge gamble, made only bigger by recent concerns over the ridiculously high ticket prices and the disruption caused to local residents, with the famed Las Vegas strip actually forming part of the circuit.
‘Mad and wild’;
https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/14/f1-le...o=newsnow-feed
F1 2023 Las Vegas GP: COLDEST Race Brings the Unknown
14th Nov. 2023, 18:15
Motorsport.com
F1 heads to "The City that Never Sleeps," Las Vegas, for the first time since 1982. Unlike back then, this race is set to be the coldest race of the season, which is sure to create many unknowns for the F1 teams. To help understand what could happen this weekend, Martyn Lee is joined by Matt Kew and Sam Hall.
‘COLDEST Race’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/video/...nknown/643279/
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix event chief reacts to temperature fears
14 Nov 2023
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
The chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Renee Wilm, has responded to concerns about low temperatures over the F1 weekend. Expected cold temperatures are set to present F1 teams with an additional challenge on a brand-new street circuit at this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, with Pirelli admitting the race will be a “step into the unknown”.
"And we have been working closely with the teams, the sporting department at Formula 1 and having conversations with Pirelli to ensure that we will have a high-quality degree of racing and that the tyres that will be brought to town for this event have been carefully chosen, given the variety of temperatures that could be experienced at night here in November.”
"The temperatures are going to be probably one of the biggest challenges," AlphaTauri chief race engineer Jonathan Eddolls recently said. "I think we're expecting circa 10C of ambient, so very much like the winter test. In many years, we've done winter tests in Barcelona at those sorts of temperatures. So it's not going to be completely new to us.”
“Step into the unknown”;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/104081...perature-fears
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Furious Vegas residents warn F1 ‘no one gives a crap’.
Local residents have criticised the impact Formula 1 has had on their lives ahead of the first Las Vegas GP since 1982.
14 November 2023
by Nick Golding
Formula1News
The teams and the drivers can’t wait to race in Vegas, whereas the residents can’t wait for them to be on their flights back home. “Life as I knew it ended when that construction started,” local author Lisa Lindell told Jalopnik. One of the biggest frustrations amongst local residents is the complete “lack of information and coordination”, with simple four-mile journeys having become four-hour slogs. There are reports that no hotel workers want to complete a shift whilst F1 is in town…
“The frustration, inconvenience and blatant disdain for residents living in Las Vegas is evident by the lack of information and coordination with everyone except the promoters of this exhibition,” a local Vegas resident named Celeste said. If the casinos don’t rake in enough money this weekend to make up for the “pain from construction and teardown”, then F1 has been warned that the “race will be dead”. “The casinos run this town,” another anonymous resident said.
“Liberty Media is used to bilking sponsors, municipalities, and remote race tracks. They are not accustomed to dealing with very high-powered corporations who are in the business of doing the bilking, not being bilked. If the casinos don’t see a massive recurring profit that offsets the pain from construction and teardown, then this race will be dead. No one gives a crap about the sport. No one.”
‘No one gives a crap’;
https://formula1news.co.uk/furious-v...-gives-a-crap/
Las Vegas Grand Prix: Tens of thousands of tickets remain unsold for the inaugural race on The Strip sending hotel and ticket prices plummeting... but a grandstand seat will still cost you $1,000!
Las Vegas knows how to throw a party, but this time they're facing a problem the city is not exactly used to: not that many people are interested in coming.
Published: 21:59, 10 November 2023
By Jake Fenner For Dailymail.Com
Mail Online
Organizers for the inaugural race on The Strip will have to scramble to fill hotel rooms and the grandstands as empty seats are becoming a much bigger problem than expected - as the race is just days away.
Motorsports website Oversteer48.com found about 10,000 unsold grandstand seats near the recently constructed Sphere and the circuit's East Harmon Zone when examining Ticketmaster data. That's in line with a report from Road & Track - which revealed that hotel room prices have fallen by about a quarter in the past month to around $280 a night.
A Formula One spokesperson told MailSport that they expect to sell out the event and are planning for an attendance of about 100,000 people for each of the three days of the grand prix.
‘Tens of thousands of tickets remain unsold’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ost-1-000.html
F1 should give Las Vegas GP a chance says Marko
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
GrandPrix.com
Dr Helmut Marko says he is reserving his judgement about the success or failure of Formula 1's unique, billion-dollar Las Vegas adventure.
When asked if the dead centre of a glittering American metropolis like Las Vegas is the right place for a serious sport like Formula 1, Red Bull team consultant Dr Marko isn't sure. “I'm the wrong person to ask about that, he told Osterreich newspaper.”
"But we have to give the event with all of its glamour a chance. I'll look at the whole thing first and give you my opinion later. I will allow myself to be surprised”, the 80-year-old former F1 driver added. “Everything is new, like the logistics - we walk to the paddock and so on. And no one knows how the low temperatures will affect things.”
‘Reserving his judgement’;
https://www.grandprix.com/news/f1-sh...ays-marko.html
‘I don’t normally’: Nico Hulkenberg admits he might do something very unusual to prepare for Las Vegas GP
Wed 15 November 2023 08:30
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer
Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he might do something at the Las Vegas Grand Prix that he never normally does. Hulkenberg was speaking to the club’s official website ahead of the penultimate race of the season.
Speaking about how he’s prepared for the race, Hulkenberg said: “No driver will have had extensive preparation for this one, so practice is going to be important. I don’t normally do a track walk, so let’s see if I do one here, could be a unique way of seeing all the sights of the Vegas strip.”
Haas will be hoping that their recent fortunes change in Sin City. They’re bottom of the Constructors’ Championship and the team will be running different specs on their cars this weekend. They need to score four more points than Alfa Romeo to lift themselves off the bottom of the standings which would also earn them significantly more prize money.
‘Practice is going to be important’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/nic...-las-vegas-gp/
Wolff in the dark ahead of Las Vegas Grand Prix
14 November 7:30PM
Author Ewan Gale
RacingNews365
The Mercedes Team Principal doesn't know what to expect ahead of F1's inaugural race down the Las Vegas Strip this weekend. Teams face a venture into the unknown on a new track surface in the Nevada City, with the temperatures at night set to be below 10 degrees Celsius in the desert.
The extreme conditions are predicted to wreak havoc across the weekend and speaking to Bloomberg, Wolff explained: "The drivers have already been in the simulator and I spoke to Lewis [Hamilton] afterwards and he said that the straight was very long and impressive. "We don't know what to expect because we race at 22:00 and 00:00 and the Nevada nights I hear can be very cold.
"The only night races we have experience with are in Singapore and in the Middle East. This is a new circuit, with temperatures of about five degrees centigrade and with Pirelli tyres that have never been used in these kinds of temperatures."
‘Wolff in the dark’;
https://racingnews365.com/wolff-in-t...gas-grand-prix
Mercedes staff banned by Toto Wolff
Las Vegas is known around the world for its iconic casinos and overall gambling scene.
14 November 2023
by Nick Golding
Formula1News
Ahead of this weekend’s highly anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that the Silver Arrows’ staff will be told to keep their distance from the casinos and avoid gambling.
“I think everyone is looking forward to the Las Vegas race. Racing in this city is comparable to climbing Everest, hats off to Liberty Media for organising this race,” Wolff told the Spanish edition of Motorsport.com. “I don’t think I’m the only one in Formula One who has never been to this city, which is quite difficult to get around. We don’t know how to get from the hotel to the circuit and back, but I’m sure we’ll find a solution. I’m looking forward to the race.”
Wolff doesn’t personally gamble himself and is going to ensure that “no one else” in the team is spotted in a casino this weekend, although you’d imagine that this might change if the Germans are somehow victorious. “As I said, I’ve never been to Las Vegas, but we’ll do our best to make sure everyone in the team stays away from the casinos – I don’t gamble and I’ll make sure no one else gambles either!”
Las Vegas Casinos: Mercedes staff banned’;
https://formula1news.co.uk/mercedes-...by-toto-wolff/
