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Viva Las Vegas: F1 Adds Strip As It Expands To 3 US Stops
Mar 31, 2022, 9:16 AM
A decal of the F1 Las Vegas Race 2023 is shown with digital signs on the Las Vegas Strip displaying the race logo during the Formula 1 Las Vegas Race 2023 announcement at the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on March 30, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. F1 announced a third U.S. circuit race for November 2023 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It’s been 40 years since Formula One last ventured into Sin City for back-to-back Las Vegas races staged in the parking lot of the Caesars Palace hotel.
The European-headquartered series raced in Las Vegas in 1981 and 1982, then packed up with little incentive to return.
Then came new ownership, slick marketing, a Netflix docuseries and a historic championship battle that all helped F1 explode in popularity throughout the United States.
Now the U.S. will be the only country on the 2023 calendar to host three F1 races in one season following Wednesday’s announcement of a Saturday night race down the famed Las Vegas Strip.
