Formula 1 will be in Las Vegas next year! The race will not be held on a classic Sunday

A big return to Las Vegas! This information was announced by F1 and Liberty Media representatives last week, on March 31st. The Las Vegas Grand Prix will enter the calendar next year, but it will not be held on Sunday. Formula 1 President Stefano Domenicali also commented on the topic of another American event.

Formula 1 recently confirmed the return of the Queen of Motorsport to Las Vegas. It is to be a night race, with racing on the famous Las Vegas Strip and the track will also pass by some of the world’s most famous landmarks, hotels and casinos.

F1 and Liberty Media will work with Live Nation Entertainment, the LVCVA and other major partners to promote the race weekend.

As you can also see in the above Twitter post, the race will not be a classic Sunday race, but will take place on Saturday night local time. For fans in Central Europe, this means a 7am race start.

It will also be the third race on the American continent that the Queen of Motorsport will visit from next year. Already this year, in addition to the US Grand Prix at the Austin circuit, the Miami Grand Prix is on the calendar.

In the world of F1, however, this is not a major change that will rewrite history. In any case, the last time a race was held on a Saturday was thirty-seven years ago – in 1985, the South African Grand Prix was held in Kyalami.

In fact, as F1 Sport has noted very well, 93% of all grand prix races were held on that Sunday.

“This is an incredible moment for F1 and shows the increasing interest and growth of our sport. Las Vegas is a destination that is known all over the world. There is no better place for Formula 1 racing than here. We can’t wait to race here next year,” explains F1 President Stefano Domenicali.

The race in Las Vegas is also nothing new. The city hosted F1 in 1981 and 1982, but back then it was on an unpopular circuit created in the parking lot of the Caesar’s Palace Hotel.

The track is expected to be 6.12km long and will consist of 14 corners. The top speed is expected to reach 342 km/h. The current track design includes three straights, a sequence of high-speed corners and one chicane. The race is expected to be contested over 50 laps.

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