“Was it Brad Pitt?” – Baffled F1 fans try to uncover the identity of a secret buyer that purchased a $1M Las Vegas Grand Prix ticket

Formula 1’s popularity in the United States is increasing rapidly. As a result of which, they will hold three races in the US this season. The venues are the Miami International Autodrome in Miami, Florida, the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, and the much anticipated Caesars Palace Grand Prix Circuit in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hollywood icon Brad Pitt‘s connection with F1 has also intrigued the fans and added to its popularity.

The 59-year-old is set to film for his upcoming F1 movie at Silverstone this season. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is helping with the production and the team is designing Pitt’s car. The fans are very excited about this upcoming movie. However, a recent incident related to Las Vegas GP has fans going into ‘conspiracy mode’ that connects Pitt’s additional involvement to the sport.

The Motorsport fans look forward to the Las Vegas GP. However, it is no secret that ticket prices are high. According to a recent report, a Las Vegas Grand Prix ticket was sold for $1 million. The Grand Stand tickets were already priced at $500 and people found it expensive. Now this $1 million ticket came as a shock to the fans. Well, “shock” is an understatement. 

Here is how the F1 fans reacted to the purchase of $1M Vegas GP ticket

F1 fans are curious about the mystery buyer. They even speculated asking if it was Brad Pitt who bought the ticket. The fans do not understand why someone would pay $1 million for a Grand Prix ticket.

They were astonished by the ticket price. “It better be a ticket to the cockpit at that price!” “Lights out and away we go at the Money laundering GP,” “Unless that seat is in the safety car, not worth it,” “Better be sharing the cockpit with Verstappen for that much” and “For that price, I be looking for a seat on the pit wall” were some of the reactions. Take a look at the others below. 

The Las Vegas Grand Prix organizers have invested a bomb to make sure the race entertains the audience. Motorsport.com reported that F1 is spending $240 million on pits and paddock alone. F1 is confident that they will make more than they spent and it would be worth it.

Thanks to Netflix’s F1:Drive to Survive, the sport gained thousands of followers, especially in the US. F1 and Liberty Media are certain the tickets to the Vegas GP would be sold out. 

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