Max Verstappen gives brutally honest opinion on Las Vegas GP, claims it is ‘more of a show than racing’

Alex Albon also comments on Las Vegas' street circuit calling it 'too simple'.

Max Verstappen gives brutally honest opinion on Las Vegas GP, claims it is ‘more of a show than racing’

Red Bull's Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen tells his honest reaction to the addition of Las Vegas GP to the F1 calendar. The Dutchman believes the race is more of a show than providing actual racing. He criticized the track’s layout, calling it ‘made of show racing’. The only reason why the Dutchman would be at the circuit is to go there, do his thing, and be gone again. There is no other motivation for the triple Champion to explore the first-time race experience.

Formula 1 had spent  240 million dollars to acquire a little patch of land that would be transformed into the paddock and garages for the teams. F1 had reportedly paid extra to be allowed to race on the iconic Vegas Strip. The race is scheduled in Vegas on 18 November after a two-week break from the Brazilian GP this weekend. 

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I think we are there more for a show than the racing. I'm more like, I'll go there and do my thing and be gone again.
In his recent interview reported by Autosport, Max Verstappen said.

The triple World Champion expresses his reluctance to compete at this track annually, perceiving it as primarily catering to the new American fanbase influenced by Netflix’s Drive to Survive. He points out that, while similarities exist, Monaco remains unique and an essential experience for all. The Monaco Grand Prix has a legacy dating back to 1950, and its historical significance distinguishes it from the Vegas circuit.

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Alex Albon comments on Las Vegas’ street circuit calling it “too simple”

Williams driver Alex Albon believes that the Las Vegas layout looked ‘simple’ but it could promote overtaking thanks to the long flat-out blast on the straights. He says no street circuits are easy, but Vegas can be proven to be one of the easiest. Vegas’ circuits are mostly designed over the usual Las Vegas roads and turns and hairpins.

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Alex Albon (via Williams Racing / Twitter)
It's quite a simple circuit in terms of its layout. Another thing that will be interesting is the roughness and the bumps of the track.
Alex Albon said.

He believes all the long straights might lead to locking up before providing many opportunities for overtaking.

The Williams driver currently sits on P13 in the Drivers Standings and the team itself is P7 in Constructors. The team is elbowing out Alpha Tauri and Alfa Romeo by 12 points and is most certainly going forward to achieve the P7 and moving on the the development of the 2024 Williams car.

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