Max Verstappen’s constant criticism about poor organization might’ve forced celebrities to ditch plans to attend Las Vegas GP

Max Verstappen's scathing comments on the Las Vegas GP might have kept several A-listers from Hollywood and sports world royalty back from attending the Las Vegas GP.

Max Verstappen’s constant criticism about poor organization might’ve forced celebrities to ditch plans to attend Las Vegas GP

The Las Vegas Grand Prix has been marketed as the biggest race in this year’s calendar ever since the beginning of the season. As the FIA‘s brainchild for taking over the United States by formulating some grand festival that trumps the SuperBowl, the race on the famous Vegas Strip was expected to attract celebrities in hordes. In fact, a few days before the weekend arrived, a former F1 race from across the pond, Willy T Ribbs, claimed that he would not be surprised if His Royal Highness King Charles of England dropped in to see the Las Vegas GP himself.

Despite all the hype, the real scenario turned out to be a pretty sorry excuse for an entertainment extravaganza. Although the opening ceremony did see acts by famous artists like Bishop Briggs, J Balvin, Tïesto, and others, the attendance of the celebrities was rather underwhelming. In fact, it felt, at times, that more celebrities had attended the Miami Grand Prix and the Monaco Grand Prix than in Vegas. This has given rise to the burning question of whether Max Verstappen‘s scathing comments about the Las Vegas GP being a clownshow had somehow gotten the celebrities averse to attending the event.

Among the few familiar faces who graced the Vegas GP, there was Oscar-winning actors Brad Pitt and Lupita Nyongo. There was also the ‘fastest man in the world’ Usain Bolt. Shaquille O’Neal made an appearance alongside the culinary genius Gordon Ramsay and musician Rod Stewart. Pop sensation Rihanna and her boyfriend A$ap Rocky arrived on the race day where Hollywood heartthrob Justin Bieber waved the chequered flag at the finish line. American socialite Paris Hilton also turned up alongside DJs Marshmallow and Tïesto. And aside from these names, there were very few others who enjoy celebrity status.

Paris Hilton’s audience-less DJ party in Las Vegas proves Max Verstappen’s comments hit home

A hilarious video showing Paris Hilton walking into a zero-attendance Las Vegas GP afterparty went viral on social media only days after the actual event. It indicated how the entire GP was being made into a bigger affair than it actually was. This again proves that Verstappen, who has garnered enormous influence now that he is a three-time F1 Champion, might have had a role to play in the Vegas GP’s poor celebrity attendance.

Max Verstappen (Via IMAGO)
Max Verstappen (Via IMAGO)
For me, you can skip this. We are just standing up there, looking like a clown. I mean, yeah…
Max Verstappen said about the Las Vegas GP opening ceremony, as reported by SkySports.

Despite Max Verstappen’s comments on the entertainment factor at Las Vegas GP, the Main Race on Sunday turned out to be great after the mini disasters during the Free Practices. The race saw the leading driver change plenty of times and it has now been revealed that there have been more overtakes at the Vegas race than any other Grand Prix in this season except for the Dutch GP.

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Although Max Verstappen seemed unfazed by all the extravagant arrangements in Las Vegas that too up $500 million of Liberty Media’s money, the driver was quick to change his tone after winning the race. He even claimed that he is now excited to return to the track since it had been rather fun racing in the entirely new circuit.

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