![]() It will open with a double-header in Miami, and race at Silverstone in July as well as at Suzuka in Japan for the first time. The all-female W Series has confirmed its calendar of 10 races for 2023, all at F1 grands prix. Given the huge financial return from state-sponsored meetings such as those in the Middle East, the races likely to face rotation are those in Europe. Domenicali has said the demand to host races was high enough to support as many as 30 in a season.Ī race in South Africa is also expected to be added to the calendar and with the finite 24 slots available F1 has already floated the idea of rotating races – selected meetings being held one year and others the next. This year 23 races are scheduled to be held while the commercial agreement between F1 and the teams allows for a maximum of 24 in a year. The race will, however, add further pressure to an already demanding calendar. “This is an incredible moment for Formula One that demonstrates the huge appeal and growth of our sport with a third race in the US,” said F1’s CEO Stefano Domenicali. Photograph: David Phipps/Motorsport Images ![]() Race winner Alan Jones, in his Williams FW07C, leads at the start of the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix. This time the US is being actively pursued as a market in which to expand. Only Italy in 2020 has also hosted three: Monza, Imola and Mugello, and that was due to the pandemic and the need to fill the calendar. ![]() In 1982 Long Beach hosted the United States Grand Prix West and was joined by the Caesars Palace GP in Las Vegas and the Detroit GP. The 2023 season is now set to include three races in the US, only the third time in F1’s history the same country has had so many. F1’s owners, Liberty Media, have made no secret of their ambition to grow the sport in America and this is a bold move in that direction. The race in Las Vegas will be organised by F1 itself in partnership with the city and its businesses rather than by a race promoter. While F1 might charge similar fees at other street course locations like Monaco, Las Vegas establishments hope to entice high rollers to visit multiple times a year, which could be jeopardized by exorbitant fees.The date has yet to be confirmed but a new 3.8-mile, 14-corner circuit will run past some of Las Vegas’s most famous landmarks including Caesars, the Las Vegas Strip, the Bellagio fountains and the Eiffel tower of the Paris Casino.į1 has been enjoying a resurgence in the US, assisted by the huge interest in the Netflix documentary series Drive To Survive. One of the major concerns among Vegas venues is the potential burden of passing these fees along to their high-rolling customers in the form of stratospheric cover charges, possibly exceeding $2,000 per head, which could discourage frequent visits from patrons. The letter sent to venues such as Planet Hollywood and Black Tap Craft Burgers and Beer, situated along the race route, contains a subtle threat: " Las Vegas Grand Prix will use reasonable efforts to maintain sightedness from licensee's venue to the track/race," according to an overview of the F1 proposal. Las Vegas venues fret over potential stratospheric cover charges amid Formula One's licensing fee demands The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is proud to be a Presenting Partner of FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX on November 18, 2023. Salespeople representing Renee Wilm, the CEO of Las Vegas Grand Prix and Liberty Media's chief legal officer, have reportedly even threatened to shine lights towards the viewing areas of unlicensed venues, potentially blinding guests trying to catch a glimpse of the nighttime race. " It seems insane that they are asking for money for a public event that is taking place in the streets." " They are literally shaking people down, saying they will obstruct views unless they pay them," one casino owner on The Strip expressed frustration according to the New York Post.
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