Olympic winner Shaun White and his girlfriend Nina Dobrev of The Vampire Diaries fame do hot laps in Las Vegas with McLaren’s Tony Kanaan

Shaun White, Olympic winner was seen doing hot laps across the 6.2km street circuit at Las Vegas alongside his celebrity girlfriend Nina Dobrev.

Olympic winner Shaun White and his girlfriend Nina Dobrev of The Vampire Diaries fame do hot laps in Las Vegas with McLaren’s Tony Kanaan

Shaun White, Nina Dobrev, and Tony Kanaan at the Las Vegas GP (via imago)

The Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend emerged as the pinnacle event of the 2023 Formula 1 calendar from the moment it was announced. Being the third American race of the season, it swiftly garnered immense anticipation, making it one of the most awaited races in recent Formula 1 history. With the return of the F1 circus to the iconic Sin City after a 40-year hiatus, the Las Vegas GP held a special significance.

Throughout the weekend, the Las Vegas GP became a hotspot for celebrity sightings, adding to the glamour and excitement of the event. Hollywood actor Nina Dobrev and her boyfriend Shaun White were among the several celebrities spotted at the event. Shaun White, is an Olympic Gold Medalist in Snowboarding, he currently holds the world record for the most X Games gold medals and most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder. The pair were seen doing hot laps ahead of the opening practice session on Friday with Tony Kanaan as the driver.

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Tony Kanaan, more commonly known as TK, is famous for his career in IndyCar racing. The Brazilian driver currently driving at the Arrow McLaren team as they compete in the Indy 500. The Las Vegas GP, despite its shameful proceedings on the opening day, did not falter in terms of putting a show for the iconic venue.

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Max Verstappen’s unabashed and hilarious comments throughout the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend

The opening day of the Las Vegas GP weekend ended horribly as the FP1 session was cancelled after 8 mins of action. A loose drain cover hit Carlos Sainz’s car beneath the floor and cause major damage to the Spaniard’s Ferrari. 30 more drain covers were spotted after this incident and the FP1 session was called off, what followed was a five and a half hour gap with zero on-track action at the Grand Prix.Following these shameful turn of events, the spectators were made to leave the grandstands as FP2 finally got underway without the presence of its loyal fans.

Max Verstappen (via Imago)
Max Verstappen (via Imago)

This awful start to the much awaited Grand Prix weekend echoes the comments that the Champion Max Verstappen has been making about the inaugural race. Verstappen began his onslaught over the ‘show’ that Formula 1 put-up in conjunction with the race much before the opening day mismanagement. The Dutchman had previously labelled the entire Grand Prix as ‘99 percent show and 1 percent sport’. Verstappen also hilariously compared the Las Vegas GP and Monaco GP.

Monaco, I think, is Champion’s League. This is National League. It’s not about the singers. We are just standing up there, looking like a clown.

He also had a sharp remark for the spectators only turning up at the circuit to drink and have fun rather than focus on the race, “I can go to Ibiza & get completely shitfaced & have a good time.”  Despite his verbal and hilarious foray against the Las Vegas GP organisers, the Dutchman claimed a stellar victory at the street circuit as he etched his name yet another time in the sport’s acclaimed history.