F1 2023 Discussion
- Thread starter mramseyISU
- Start date
Yes you did. The people that paid for “Thursday” got like 8 minutes of track time before getting kicked out.
Wow this is crazy. I am not a Ferrari guy but this is insantiy they are giving him a penelty
www.formula1.com
Carlos Sainz handed 10-place grid drop for Las Vegas Grand Prix after practice incident | Formula 1®
Carlos Sainz has received a 10-place grid drop for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, with Ferrari forced to change a host of power unit components following first practice.
The incompetence of the FIA knows no bounds. How Sainz gets a penalty because they ****** up their job and track safety issue destroys his car is beyond me. Especially frustrating when Ferrari look like they’ve got a decent car here.
Wonder if that's the reality of having it at 2 AM local time. Fans will show up, temp workers not so much.
Could be. Or the temp workers couldn't get to the track in time as it messed up transportation around the area. Either way, really bad look for the event considering what they were charging for tickets. We thought about going but it would have killed our travel budget for almost 3 years. I can't imagine my frustration if I had to miss a session.
The best part about all of these problems. Tickets will be lower next time since people are getting fed up. Hearing the transporation is a disaster in Vegas. The locals are furious.
I read the major traffic problems aren’t really directly related to F1 though. The major construction is all stuff that was planned because they’re hosting the Super Bowl.
Let's be honest, the temp security staff was only supposed to be there through a certain time, and either no one wanted to pay them OT or none of them wanted to stay.
Edit: Looking at some articles, FP2 should have originally been done by 1:00 AM local, which meant fans out by 2 AM. FP2 didn't even start until 2:30 AM with a 4:00 AM finish. Definitely a working hour issue on the temp security staff.
Last edited:
Is this the first major American sporting even that decided to put the start time of every event so early in the morning, or late at night that Americans can’t watch it? Why does it not start at 8:00 central time. This makes no sense to me.
Europe watches in much larger numbers and 8 central would be like 2am GMT. They’re kind of stuck because if you don’t have it at night here you don’t get the Vegas lights.
You can watch the race from the traffic cams.
Just finished watching the highlights from last night. Williams about to have their best race of the year?
Too bad Sainz has the penalty, I’d give Charles more of a chance if he had Carlos on the front row with him.
I’m calling Russel submarining Charles and Max in turn 1 and we get a Williams 1/2.
Latest posts
-
-
-
-
Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch (and maybe big Northern Lights show)- Latest: Cyclones_R_GR8
-
