Gunther Steiner claims the Las Vegas GP will ‘set a standard for F1’

Gunther Steiner was glad to see F1 adding Las Vegas GP to its calendar.

Gunther Steiner claims the Las Vegas GP will ‘set a standard for F1’

Gunther Steiner [L], Las Vegas GP logo [R] (images via IMAGO)

Formula 1 heads to Nevada for the Las Vegas GP this weekend. The sport has invested around half a billion dollars in the inaugural Vegas race. With F1 itself becoming the race promoter. Certainly, high expectations have been laid on this night race. Now, Haas Team Principal Gunther Steiner has explained the significance of the race.

Steiner mentioned that the Las Vegas GP would be nothing like any other race in F1 history. The Italian admitted that no one could really imagine how the race weekend would pan out. The Haas team boss praised F1’s immense efforts in setting up the race despite the challenges faced throughout the past few months.

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.

Gunther Steiner said as reported by F1i.com

Moreover, Gunther Steiner admitted that pulling off such a race would not have been possible a few years ago. Subsequently, the Haas boss claimed that the inaugural Las Vegas GP would set the bar for the pinnacle of motorsport and its future. The race is expected to fetch over $ 1.3 billion in economic benefits to Sin City.

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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.

Gunther Steiner believes 3 US races is good for F1

Steiner was happy to see Formula 1 have three races in the United States. This was certainly even more beneficial for Haas as the only American team on the grid. The Italian mentioned how such a feat would have been unthinkable a decade ago when F1 was struggling to attract new viewers in the US market.

I think it’s fantastic to have three races in the States, especially as the American team. Five or 10 years ago, who’d have thought that we’d have more than one race in the US.
A representative image for the Las Vegas GP (image via F1)
A representative image for the Las Vegas GP (image via F1)

Additionally, the Haas team boss reckoned that that all three US races bring different attractions to the table. The United States GP at Circuit of The Americas was the traditional race for the die-hard F1 fans in the US. Moreover, the Miami GP brought in a new flavor of a more party-oriented GP. Although, it remains to be seen how the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas indulges with the pinnacle of motorsport.

Certainly, the Las Vegas GP will be a completely different F1 weekend. The race itself takes place at 10pm local time with expected weather to be around 4°C or 39 4°F. The Vegas race will be a challenge for drivers and teams as they go head-to-head in unknown conditions for the first time. However, it remains to be seen if the race in Sin City is a success for the pinnacle of motorsport.

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