Las Vegas GP, Success or Disaster? Last weekend my son and I went to our first F1 Grand Prix. Las Vegas is only a 5 hour drive, so we decided we HAD to go. It was a great example of both business success and failure. THE BAD: Most people have heard about the issues with the track and the disaster of kicking the spectators out. All true, but there was more. It began when we arrived at the venue, and none of the employees knew how we were supposed to get in. We ended up with tens of thousands of others walking for 1 hour 45 minutes to get to our seats. Organizers totally failed when it came to logistics, and directions. The other big issue was the time, starting the race at 10:00 PM. Everyone was complaining about this, starting at 1:00 AM Eastern Time was terrible for all US viewers. Additionally, we spoke with numerous mechanics from the Aston Martin team, and found out the schedule was terrible for the teams and drivers. Trying to work through the night was a massive inconvenience for the real stars of the show. THE GOOD: The Race! Not sure what to expect, having never been to an F1 event the actual racing, practice and qualifying were incredible! So much better than I would have expected. The Fans, we had a tremendous time speaking with and making new friends from around the World. It was amazing how of one mind all of the people were. The crowd was great, and everyone was so accommodating and nice. Checko Perez fans were incredible and amused us with their enthusiastic chanting and singing. The staff was all very kind and helpful. You could tell after day 1 they must have realized more training was necessary. In Summary, the first day was an unmitigated disaster! Then miraculously they flipped the switch and everything was perfect the next 2 days. Great example of a massive event encountering multiple issues on day 1. Then swiftly pivoting at the last minute and fixing problems. What were your impressions??? #lasvegasgp #formula1 #businessadventures #success #wins
Hopefully these were just teething problems associated with a street circuit. The man hole incident was unfortunate, but has happened before and I think the organisers were a little unprepared. European TV viewers really dictated the race start time but I do agree that both drivers and crew would have suffered from the late night. All told, I think it was a great success and one of the best races of the season.
Been to Austin and Miami and they were both fun and well organized but Vegas is different cuz it’s a street circuit so that was expected like Monaco. First race on any circuit always have mistakes but I think will be avoided in the future
Great race!
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11moYou're so lucky! Would have loved to have seen Leclerc! :)