{"id":297803,"date":"2023-11-16T16:23:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297803"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:23:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:23:55","slug":"the-drivers-view-of-the-brand-new-track-at-the-las-vegas-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/racing\/f1\/the-drivers-view-of-the-brand-new-track-at-the-las-vegas-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"The drivers' view of the brand new track at the Las Vegas Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stunning on-board footage shows the view Formula One drivers will enjoy as they hurtle around the new track in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
The sport is back in Vegas this weekend, for the first time in 41 years, with organisers spending $410million to create an unrivaled spectacle in the desert.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Formula One released dash-cam clips from on board the safety car as it made its way round the 3.8-mile track that takes drivers down the famous Strip of Sin City.<\/p>\n
The film shows how drivers will pass under lights illuminating the names of some of the more iconic hotels in Vegas, including The Mirage.<\/p>\n
The video also features footage from the skies above Sin City, showing how Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Co will weave around the city in the desert.<\/p>\n
They will pass the Bellagio and Flamingo en route down Las Vegas Boulevard before turning left and eventually wrapping round the state-of-the-art Sphere.<\/p>\n
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New footage shows the view that drivers will enjoy as they hurtle around the track in Las Vegas<\/p>\n
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Lewis Hamilton and Co will pass the iconic hotels and bright lights of The Strip in Sin City<\/p>\n
Race week began in earnest on Wednesday with a glittering Superbowl-style opening ceremony, that saw John Legend and Kylie Minogue among a number of high-profile artists to perform in a dazzling 30-minute show.<\/p>\n
The penultimate round of the season is being billed as the greatest show on earth but world champion Verstappen has hit out at the event.<\/p>\n
‘It is 99 per cent show and one per cent sporting event,’ said the 26-year-old. ‘I was just standing up there, looking like a clown.<\/p>\n
‘I guess they (F1) still make money whether I like it or not. So it’s not up to me. But I’m not going to fake it.\u00a0I voice my opinion on positive things and negative things.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The track takes drivers down Las Vegas Boulevard and passed the state-of-the-art sphere<\/p>\n
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‘It is 99 per cent show and one per cent sporting event,’ said world champion Max Verstappen<\/p>\n
‘That’s just how I am. And you know, some people like the show a bit more. I don’t like it at all.<\/p>\n
‘I grew up just looking at the performance side of things. And that’s how I see it as well. I like to be in Vegas, but not so much for racing.’<\/p>\n
The Dutchman was criticised by rival Hamilton, who said: ‘I hear there are a lot of people complaining about the direction that (F1 CEO) Stefano (Domenicali) and Liberty has gone. But they are doing an amazing job.<\/p>\n
‘The sport continues to grow. It is a business and you will still see good racing here. It is a country to tap into and really captivate the audience.’<\/p>\n