2023 WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS SIN CITY GP

[Everso Biggyballies]

Bottom post of the previous page:

Preview now added to the opening post. Enjoy.

[Cheeveer]

More people who are not happy.

In the same vein, Elizabeth Blackstock on Jalopnik wrote about it in length.

https://jalopnik.com/i-hope-it-bankrupt ... 1851009102

Formula 1 has “failed to understand everything about Las Vegas and the Strip. It just sees streets on a map, hotel rooms to be rented, and dollars to be made. Las Vegas may be different from every other city, but in many ways it is still like any other city. People live here, work here, raise kids here, and live their lives. F1 simply doesn’t care.

“For every one fat cat Formula 1 fan, there are hundreds of ordinary tourists that are avoiding visiting Las Vegas owing to elevated costs and the general mayhem the sport is bringing to the city. Convention organizers are seeing the struggles their attendees have had, and if F1 is back next year, they will move their shows to another city.”

[XcraigX]

Great opening post @Everso Biggyballies! I like the blinking Vegas sign.
The circuit itself looks interesting. However I will forever refer to this configuration as the "Fette Sau" layout.

[Star]

In a nutshell if Sergio leaves Vegas with a 26 point lead it is job done... even a Sergio DNF, and a Lewis win with FL bonus means that Sergio would take 2nd on countback. With Fernando and Lando suddenly showing form, Lewis needs to keep an eye on his mirrors. A bad weekend for him and good ones from the two Andos (Nando and Lando) there could be a fight for 4rd 4th and 5th.



Desert be buggered.... its going to be cold when the cars hit the track.....

I put my two favourite bits of your write up in the quote, both of them made me snigger, so thanks for that I particularly loved the two Andos, I may take to calling them that now myself


See the one leveller about this race is, none of the drivers have been here and driven this track before. So it's new to all of them and noone has an advantage over anyone else. That has to be a good thing in a lot of ways. They're all effectively starting blind.

Given the time it's on, I will get to watch the highlights on Sunday afternoon I just hope it's a decent race. There are a lot of long straights by the seem of it.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Some special Sin City liveries....







Ferrari have gone red and white.

[Michael Ferner]

I found this interesting pic which shows the old track outlined alongside the new one!







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Interesting! Old and new are, literally, a stone's throw away from each other; didn't know that.

I didn't think Caesar's Palace was too bad, back in the day. Sure, it was no great shakes as a racing track, but still a lot better than Monte Carlo, and the races wre both fairly interersting affairs, worth staying up for during half of the European night. And, if I recall correctly, they were on Staurday's, too?

[Michael Ferner]

Great opening post @Everso Biggyballies! I like the blinking Vegas sign.
The circuit itself looks interesting. However I will forever refer to this configuration as the "Fette Sau" layout.

Haha, brilliant! How do you know the moniker, "Fette Sau"?

[Everso Biggyballies]

Great opening post @Everso Biggyballies! I like the blinking Vegas sign.
The circuit itself looks interesting. However I will forever refer to this configuration as the "Fette Sau" layout.

Haha, brilliant! How do you know the moniker, "Fette Sau"?

I believe maybe because it is the name of a fast (BBQ) food outlet in the US, Brooklyn in NY specifically..... https://www.fettesaubbq.com/about
"Smoked Meat, Craft Beer By The Gallon, And The Best American Whisky List In New York City" is their claim



They proudly claim this on their menu: "Fette Sau: Literal Translation Is Fat Pig, But It Has A More Unflattering And Mischievous Meaning In German."

[Aty]

Based on comments Erwin posted 2 days ago, there might be a large silent group of locals who are pretty much pi***d with whole situation. The "strip" will be blocked, yet for them it seems the main aorta to get anywhere in the city. Then to add insult to the injury, despite high ticket prices, Liberty (allegedly) went to the city and asked unashamedly for financial subsidy.

My solution - please move whole F1 circus to NY (don't forget to add FiA and Sky) and be happy. I mean all. This would allow us around here return to proper principles of GP racing based on a different rule book.

[XcraigX]

Great opening post @Everso Biggyballies! I like the blinking Vegas sign.
The circuit itself looks interesting. However I will forever refer to this configuration as the "Fette Sau" layout.

Haha, brilliant! How do you know the moniker, "Fette Sau"?

I believe maybe because it is the name of a fast (BBQ) food outlet in the US, Brooklyn in NY specifically..... https://www.fettesaubbq.com/about
"Smoked Meat, Craft Beer By The Gallon, And The Best American Whisky List In New York City" is their claim



They proudly claim this on their menu: "Fette Sau: Literal Translation Is Fat Pig, But It Has A More Unflattering And Mischievous Meaning In German."

American versions of a Bavarian Ale house (frequently found in the Midwest) often feature the song Schnitzelbank as a drinking song. Accompanied by the Oopmah band or an old man (all the one's were old that I experienced) playing piano. Often the items were small cartoons on the wall to help us drunk 'Mericans out.

Found one quickly via google. Very close to this:


Alot of the items are very tongue and cheek. I figured that some of these have negative connotations. Why else would we sing while drinking?

[Michael Ferner]

Fabelhaft!

[Everso Biggyballies]

So there are no support races of any sort this weekend but I am sure you were all tuned in to watch the Netflix Cup. No? Well, I missed it as well.

It was a ProAm Golf Match with 4 F1 drivers and 4 Top Pros..... the F1 drivers were Albon, Sainz, Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris

Carlos Sainz and partner Justin Thomas won, but, as the video shows, Carlos then 'did a Lando' with the trophy...

[Everso Biggyballies]

I suppose it should ome as no surprise to see so many Elvis Presleys in town for the event.





I can only imaginr how bored I am going to be by the time we get to the pre race antics..... I understand plans are afoot to have the piggest pre race ceremony we have ever seen. Guess what, I wont be watdhing it. Miami did my head in.


PS I think we need a comp.... How many Elvis Presleys can you fit in a photo.

[Michael Ferner]

S'what happens when you buy them cheap trophies at the clearing sale...

[Everso Biggyballies]

Getting back to proper F1 talk for a second, it seems the Hulk will be using the old spec Haas this weekend.....Hulkenberg is running the older spec Hass car here, while KMag is sticking with the Austin-spec newer version.

Its all down to personal preference.

Its my personal preference - we had three races with the new package and while there were some new benefits, there were some not so good aspects with it. I felt more comfortable and confident with the old package.

As for Haas, they must be slightly worried,even confused, from a development point of view, especially looking ahead to next year, given they now havetheir two drivers in different spec cars with completely different feedback on the direction they have gone in since Austin.



Oh and another new Vegas special livery.... Alfa Romeo

[Everso Biggyballies]

Yet more Elvis Presleys spotted.

And Yuki Tsunoda seems to have Ganja leaves on his crash helmet