Motorsports
Night Grand Prix in Las Vegas in November 2023
After 40 years, Formula 1 returns to Las Vegas in November 2023, but this time on the streets of downtown America – on Saturday night instead of Sunday.
Unlike 1981 and 1982, which took place in the huge parking lot of Ceasar’s Palace Hotel, the third American Formula 1 race – after Austin, Texas and Miami, which is added this year – will pass through all of the American city’s legendary hotels and casinos Gambling in central Nevada desert.
The circuit will be built on the streets of Las Vegas and will include the famous Vegas Strip, according to commercial sports rights holder American Liberty Media, formalizing the agreement with Las Vegas authorities after several months of negotiations.
At the same time, it was agreed to deviate from the classic GP program so that the race will take place on Saturday evening instead of Sunday. Liberty aims to achieve further F1 penetration in the US by broadcasting the Las Vegas GP during rush hour. Hopefully, of course, the struggle will not be met with the utter indifference of the Americans, as it was in 1981-82.
This is the first time since 1985 that an F1 race has been held on Saturday.
Of course for us in Greece the GP starts in the early hours of Sunday morning as Las Vegas is 10 hours behind our country. The course on the streets of Las Vegas will have a length of 6.1 kilometers, 14 corners, an impenetrable huge straight and a duration of 50 laps.
As well as adding Las Vegas to the 2023 programme, Formula 1 has already announced that it will return to Qatar next year to start the new ten-year deal with the Emirati authorities. It will be established as the fourth sporting event in the Middle East after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
Also, China’s GP will return in 2023 after a three-year absence due to the pandemic – as the Asian country is the world’s largest market for Formula One, with around 23 million new cars sold a year. The team’s Concorde deal with F1 limits races to 24 a year, however recently the sport’s CEO, Stefano Domenicali, spoke of increasing the program to 30 GP. How he manages to do that remains to be seen.
This will be the third GP to be held in the United States, following Austin, Texas and Miami, which debut next May.
Source: sport 24
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Motorsports
Former F1 pilot: “Look, everyone has already forgotten about him. Only a month has passed”
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes that it will be extremely difficult for Yuki Tsunoda to return to the royal motorsport.
The Japanese driver joined Red Bull at the start of 2025, replacing Liam Lawson after two races. Even though he performed better than his predecessor, the team decided to replace him and there was no place for Tsunoda in the youth team.
In five years in Formula One, Tsunoda has competed in more than 100 Grands Prix. His best result was fourth at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He failed to score a single podium or victory despite having several prize chances, but neither the team nor the driver realized these.
Montoya believes that Yuki is forgotten by almost all teams today:
“Look how sad Formula 1 is. Nobody even thinks about Yuki anymore. It’s only been a month and a week since the last race and Yuki is no longer on anyone’s radar. That’s the reality of this sport. One day you’re a hero, the next day you’re a nobody. When you’re a hero, you have to take advantage of that opportunity.”
Source: Sport UA
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Max Verstappen has said he does not pay much attention to rumors that some teams may have possible technical advantages in their new Formula 1 power units.
It has recently been claimed that Mercedes and Red Bull have found a way to further increase engine power, while other teams are trying to eliminate this possible advantage. The FIA will meet with power unit manufacturers on January 22 to discuss the issue before the season starts.
Rumor has it that such optimization could produce around 15 hp, which is a significant figure at the beginning of a new era in technical regulations.
When asked whether Red Bull had an advantage in the pre-season, Verstappen replied:
“It’s impossible to know. Everyone is trying to do the best they can and I, especially me, have to focus on driving the car. I’m not here to be an engine engineer and explain all the details. Ultimately, this is a matter between the FIA and the engine manufacturers. I drive the car and I believe we always do everything we can to get the best out of the engine.”
Source: Sport UA
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Red Bull Formula 1 team president Laurent Mekies believes the Bulls will be behind their rivals at the start of the 2026 season, given the production of their engines and new aerodynamic rules.
“We know it will be difficult for us, especially at the beginning of the season. I think we will fall behind our rivals, but we need to hold on for a few more months.”
“I hope we come back to the top, but it would be naive to think that Red Bull will be ahead right away. We will be behind at the start,” said Mekis.
Bulls will produce its engines in collaboration with Ford from 2026.
Source: Sport UA
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