F1 2023
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Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Going to be a weird grid whatever happens.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Nice for Sargeant to not be right at the back for once.
1%er
Well-Known Member
Grid for Las Vegas Grand Prix
1. Charles Leclerc2. Max Verstappen
3. George Russell
4. Pierre Gasly
5. Alex Albon
6. Logan Sargeant
7. Valtteri Bottas
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Lewis Hamilton
11. Sergio Perez
12. Carlos Sainz*
13. Nico Hulkenberg
14. Daniel Ricciardo
15. Lando Norris
16. Esteban Ocon
17. Zhou Guanyu
18. Oscar Piastri
19. Lance Stroll**
20. Yuki Tsunoda
*Carlos Sainz received a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his power unit allocation
**Lance Stroll received a five-place grid penalty for overtaking under yellow flag conditions in third practice
souljacker
innit
Max has gone up in my estimation.
'If I was a fan, I would tear the place down,' says Max Verstappen
'If I was a fan, I would tear the place down,' says Max Verstappen
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
1%er
Well-Known Member
yes watched it yesterday brought back loads of memoriesIt’s really good.
Limejuice
Well-Known Member
Oh dear.
Sky has gone all [jazz hands] Las Vegas.
Brundle in a green velvet jacket. Lazyboy in a spangly dinner jacket. Patrick in an off-the-shoulder LBD.
They've already foreshadowed the vast plethora of starry celebs attending Las Vegas. [Jazz hands] Have they told us Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world? You betcha! [Jazz hands]
I hope the racing is worth the bullshit.
[Jazz hands]
Sky has gone all [jazz hands] Las Vegas.
Brundle in a green velvet jacket. Lazyboy in a spangly dinner jacket. Patrick in an off-the-shoulder LBD.
They've already foreshadowed the vast plethora of starry celebs attending Las Vegas. [Jazz hands] Have they told us Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world? You betcha! [Jazz hands]
I hope the racing is worth the bullshit.
[Jazz hands]
1%er
Well-Known Member
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix as the fallout from lost track action at the start of the weekend continues.
The suit, filed by Dimopoulos Law Firm and co-counsel JK Legal & Consulting in Nevada District Court on behalf of 35,000 fans, alleges breach of contract, negligence and deceptive trade practices.
Formula 1 came in for renewed criticism on Friday (US time) after refusing to apologise or issue refunds to disgruntled fans who witnessed just eight minutes of track action on a farcical opening day.
Racegoers, some of whom had paid thousands of dollars for their tickets, were left furious after waiting in the cold for almost six hours to watch a heavily delayed second practice, only to be forcibly removed from the circuit half an hour before it started.
Formula 1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali and Las Vegas Grand Prix CEO Renee Wilm issued a lengthy statement on Friday justifying their actions, explaining the delay was down to FIA staff being forced to make repairs to the circuit after a manhole cover became dislodged in FP1.
“We have all been to events, like concerts, games and even other Formula 1 races, that have been cancelled because of factors like weather or technical issues,” read the statement. “It happens, and we hope people will understand.”
Dominicali and Wilm added that fans were told to leave due to “concern about our public safety and security officials, transportation employees and hospitality staff.”
However, the statement was notable for the complete absence of any sort of apology, merely describing the chain of events as “disappointing”.
It is understood that was a legal decision as to apologise might have constituted an acceptance of liability, which could have meant an obligation to issue refunds.
As opposed to a full refund, single-day ticket holders have instead been offered a $US200 ($307) voucher for the Las Vegas Grand Prix official shop. Telegraph Sport went to a merchandise store at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to see what that might buy you. A Mercedes hoodie was $US210, a Ferrari hoodie was $US328. Aston Martin team issue caps were $US100.
Those with full, three-day tickets will not be reimbursed at all for Thursday night’s lost action.
“We will vindicate the rights of the fans that travelled great distances and paid small fortunes to attend, but were deprived of the experience,” Dimopoulos Law Firm owner and lead attorney Steve Dimopoulos said in a statement.
A spokesperson for LVGP said: “We cannot comment on the litigation. Our focus is on ensuring that our fans have an entertaining experience in a safe and secure environment which is always our top priority.”
Formula 1 is promoting the Las Vegas race itself, having invested £500 million (about $956 million) of its own money to buy and develop the land and paddock complex. Ticket and hotel prices for the first Formula 1 grand prix to be held in Las Vegas in more than 40 years are eye-watering, with some hospitality packages costing over $US150,000 for the race weekend.
Despite anticipating capacity crowds of over 100,000 each day, the grandstands on Thursday were sparsely attended. A spokesperson for F1 said 70,000 attended on Friday, which is better although still some way short of expectations.
