Formula 1 announced the return of the Las Vegas Grand Prix to the calendar starting next season in 2023 with a night race around the famous and touristic Strip of ‘The Entertainment Capital of the World’.
This appointment will take place in the month of November on an urban circuit with many peculiarities since, in addition to being a test under artificial light at dawn on Saturday, the single-seaters of the highest category of motorsport will roll at more than 340 km/h through the American streets.
Discover with this incredible video what the layout of the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will be like, which will be held in 2023.
The track of the population of the state of Nevada will have 14 curves and a long straight in which the drivers will be able to push their cars to the limit, brushing against the walls for 6.12 kilometers in each of the 50 laps scheduled for Saturday’s race in the evening.
This will be the third World Cup event on American soil, as it joins the United States Grand Prix that has been held annually since 2012 at the Austin circuit and the Miami Grand Prix that will be released in May this year.
It is no mystery that Formula 1 wanted to have more tests in this country due to the growing interest of the population in the category, due, in large part, to the Netflix series dedicated to the Great Circus, ‘ Drive to Survive ‘, which has already has seen the light with the fourth installment.
The organizers also wanted to stand out from the rest by having the only race of the year on a Saturday, something that had not happened since the 1985 South African GP , with the idea that European fans could enjoy the show by staying up late without having to worry about the I work because the next day is Sunday, and Asians watch cars on their televisions in the morning without having to get up too early.
