Formula 1 is returning to the Las Vegas Strip for the second straight year this November, but it appears that demand for the event, so far, is not where it was last summer.
Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick spoke with FOX5 anchor John Huck about Formula 1. She says the race has to "do their part" to stay in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix announced new changes coming this year to a controversial temporary bridge meant to ease traffic problems, but causing its own problems with nearby businesses.
Businesses that lost revenue from the 2023 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix are calling to Clark County Commissioners to not approve a permit until they get reimbursed and issues from the inaugural race are resolved.
Homeless outreach group Shine A Light offers resources and ways out for those living in drainage tunnels. The group tells FOX5 the homeless population that once occupied the tunnels is thinning after major valley sports events.
A group of Las Vegas businesses are calling for the temporary Formula One bridge over Flamingo Road and Koval Lane to be removed immediately, but Clark County officials said the bridge will be taken down after the Super Bowl on February 11.
Work should be finished soon on and around the Strip to deconstruct F1 infrastructure, but in the meantime, Strip employees are finding it difficult to get to work in a timely manner.
Some of the trees that were removed outside of the Bellagio to make way for grandstands for F1′s Las Vegas Grand Prix will return in December, according to MGM Resorts.
Formula One’s return to Las Vegas drew the largest audience for the series since June, despite starting in the middle of the night for viewers on the East Coast, according to ESPN.
“As a token of appreciation,” F1 on Tuesday announced that it will hold an “exclusive sale” for local residents to purchase Las Vegas Grand Prix merchandise.
In 1981, The world’s premiere racing series put together a track in a parking lot along the Strip, cramming less than 2-point-3 miles worth of tight hairpin turns between Caesars Palace and Spring Mountain road. The Result was the Caesars Palace Grand Prix.
Formula One fans upset at being forced to leave the Las Vegas Grand Prix venue early Friday morning before the start of the second practice session filed a class-action lawsuit.
The CEO of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was thrilled with Formula One’s first race on the famed Strip, but acknowledged Sunday there were missteps in the $500 million showcase event of the season.
After Thursday night’s first practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was cut short after less than ten minutes, some local fans are receiving compensation for the inconvenience.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix had a bumpy opening when the first practice of the $500 million Formula One race was halted nine minutes into the session Thursday night because Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a water valve cover that badly damaged his Ferrari.
As Las Vegas gears up to stage its first Formula One Grand Prix in more than 40 years, three-time world champion Max Verstappen appears unenthused by the prospect of racing in the glitzy host city.
Ticket prices continue to decline sharply for Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas, even as the highly anticipated event is set to rev its engines in just one day.
A temporary bridge installed for the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix has improved traffic flow so much that it may become a permanent fixture east of the Las Vegas Strip.