just lol @ F1 Las Vegas

[TokenV]

It's 99% show, 1% sporting event – Max Verstappen

FP1 cancelled after 10 minutes of track action

just lol @ Americacels

should've just stuck with turning left

[thigoonar]

USA EMBARRASSES itself on the world stage!

Can't even get a race track right. Not surprising with all your failing infrastructure.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Frederic Vasseur says problems with manhole covers 'unacceptable'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/67447322

Problems with manhole covers at the Las Vegas Grand Prix track are "just unacceptable", Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur says.
First practice was cancelled after just nine minutes when Carlos Sainz hit a manhole cover that had come loose.
Esteban Ocon's Alpine was damaged in the same way before the session was cut short.
Vasseur said Sainz's car had a damaged chassis, engine and battery and would miss the second session if it happened.
He said the damage would "cost a fortune".

LMFAOOOO! Just move to the side and let the Brits show you how it's done! God save the King!

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Americans only used to low IQ sports like Nascar though, don't be hard on them.

[ProudKraut]

Agree. And that's not even all.

Brb designing race track that looks like fukkn spider pig and is chit to drive
Brb scheduling race start for 12am, so that nobody from Europe or even US East Coast will watch live
Brb 8°C at night and no corners to warm up the tires
Brb no support races to rubber in the unraced track

It's Fs all around. Hope nobody gets hurt.

[ErnieMccracken]

2nd most expensive race too, only Monaco is more lol.

Seems appropriate, degen Las Vegas is our french riviera.

[MustardTiger17]

Xiden's Vegas

[gbullock32]

When I was in Vegas in October all the roads were fcked up, construction everywhere and everyone who lived/worked there I talked to hate it and knew this was fckin' dumb.

[ErnieMccracken]

When I was in Vegas in October all the roads were fcked up, construction everywhere and everyone who lived/worked there I talked to hate it and knew this was fckin' dumb.

Only dumb for poor wagies. There are 100+ private jets owned by MOGGERS sitting at the vegas airport right now. You think they're having a bad time?

[gbullock32]

Only dumb for poor wagies. There are 100+ private jets owned by MOGGERS sitting at the vegas airport right now. You think they're having a bad time?

You are a poor wagie...

Also yes still fcking dumb, they should have just built a track outside the city and it would have been far better than tearing up the strip for something no one who actually goes to Vegas for Vegas gives a sht about.

[ErnieMccracken]

You are a poor wagie...

Also yes still fcking dumb, they should have just built a track outside the city and it would have been far better than tearing up the strip for something no one who actually goes to Vegas for Vegas gives a sht about.

Well I'm not a wagie, but vegas is the perfect city for this. It's a mogger's world, boyo. We're just here to serve them. They don't care if a bunch of locals are inconvenienced lol. They just want to bang models and see fast cars zoom down the strip at 200mph. As long as they're happy, it's a success.

[misctrader]

Agree. And that's not even all.

Brb designing race track that looks like fukkn spider pig and is chit to drive
Brb scheduling race start for 12am, so that nobody from Europe or even US East Coast will watch live
Brb 8°C at night and no corners to warm up the tires
Brb no support races to rubber in the unraced track

It's Fs all around. Hope nobody gets hurt.

The start time is the most moronic thing I've ever heard of in F1

[gbullock32]

Well I'm not a wagie, but vegas is the perfect city for this. It's a mogger's world, boyo. We're just here to serve them. They don't care if a bunch of locals are inconvenienced lol. They just want to bang models and see fast cars zoom down the strip at 200mph. As long as they're happy, it's a success.

I mostly think it's that it's just a bad location (on the strip), just outside would have made a lot more sense.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

There's gonna be a MONSTER shortage in LV today if the tradies are forced to stay out there fixing this.

[CloseUrLeggz69]

I mostly think it's that it's just a bad location (on the strip), just outside would have made a lot more sense.

naw

[WoofieNugget]

USA EMBARRASSES itself on the world stage!

Can't even get a race track right. Not surprising with all your failing infrastructure.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Frederic Vasseur says problems with manhole covers 'unacceptable'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/67447322






LMFAOOOO! Just move to the side and let the Brits show you how it's done! God save the King!

First of all, love how there's fifteen men standing around looking at a small hole trying to figure it out. Second, I won't be surprised if the drivers and teams just flip them the bird and say forget it because there's no way to really fix that issue in a short time frame and it could seriously hurt one of the drivers. The season final is next week and Red Bull has already won both champs by a mile.

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....Still I'm gonna watch this circus though

[ProSaibot]

The US has GOAT tracks like Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Road America etc. but decides to use a parking lot + boulevard to host an F1 race

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The US has GOAT tracks like Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Road America etc. but decides to use a parking lot + boulevard to host an F1 race

All about dat money cuzz

[WoofieNugget]

All about dat money cuzz

Monaco has made it work for decades right in the middle of the city, but they are used to it. This site will have growing pains but I'm sure by next year it will be a pretty epic event.

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Monaco has made it work for decades right in the middle of the city, but they are used to it. This site will have growing pains but I'm sure by next year it will be a pretty epic event.

Yup, if this will be a yearly event then it will be epic next time

[ProSaibot]

Monaco has made it work for decades right in the middle of the city, but they are used to it. This site will have growing pains but I'm sure by next year it will be a pretty epic event.

Monaco qualy is the best from the Calendar though

[forthenoodz]

Agree. And that's not even all.

Brb designing race track that looks like fukkn spider pig and is chit to drive
Brb scheduling race start for 12am, so that nobody from Europe or even US East Coast will watch live
Brb 8°C at night and no corners to warm up the tires
Brb no support races to rubber in the unraced track

It's Fs all around. Hope nobody gets hurt.

this. they deserve it for doing it for the money/theatrics. this sport has been dogged by money

[higginsworks4me]

Why didn't they use COTA? Have they been there before?

[TokenV]

Why didn't they use COTA? Have they been there before?

there are 3 GP in the US on the calender,

Miami, COTA and Lol Vegas

[1slo5oh]

But who is COTA

https://circuitoftheamericas.com/event/f1/

[TomPaine]

They just wanted the visuals of a video game being it that iconic skyline.

[higginsworks4me]

there are 3 GP in the US on the calender,

Miami, COTA and Lol Vegas

That seems like a lot. I guess it must be profitable.

[cobhc]

Lol @ europoors pretending like this didn't happen in Monaco or Baku.

The only real phucked up part was fans getting kicked out for FP2 but again, lol @ OP forgetting Spa 2021 where people had to bus across Belgium to watch a safety lap.

It's kind of a lame track (better than Paul Ricard) but it's their first time running this, I expected it to be hairy.

[FinBra]

Pothole in pic is like 8 inches wide. Wheels on F1 car be like 2 feet wide. Whats the problem here? I assume that pic is goytrash and the actual potholes can swallow a full wheel & suspension, etc?!

EDIT: or is the real worry losing traction at 180mph?

[TokenV]

lol @ OP forgetting Spa 2021 where people had to bus across Belgium to watch a safety lap

lol @ comparing weather circumstances to the American circus