F1 returns to Las Vegas in 2023!

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F1 returns to Las Vegas from 2023, as announced by the F1 board itself for a race that will take place at night in the capital of Nevada, between hotels and the lights of the metropolis, including a passage on the famous Strip!

As reported by Gazzetta dello Sport, the course of 6.12 km with an estimated maximum speed of around 342 km / h, 50 laps of the race with three main straights and 14 corners, including a sequence of high-speed corners and a single chicane section.

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said: "For Formula 1 it is a great moment, as demonstrated by this third race on the calendar in the United States, a sign of growth and appeal of our sport. Las Vegas is a destination known worldwide for fun, hospitality, excitement and the famous Strip.

There is no better place for an F1 race than the global entertainment capital, we can't wait to get started. " F1 raced in Las Vegas in 1981 and 1982 as the last test of the season. In 1981, Nelson Piquet on Brabham overtook the Argentine Carlos Reutemann by just one point in the standings, with the Australian Alan Jones winning on Williams.

In 1982 Michele Alboreto won with Tyrrell, while Keke Rosberg, fifth over Williams, won the title.

Ferrari and Red Bull won the first two GP of the season

Ferrari returned to victory in the first GP of the new F1 season, raced in Bahrain.

Charles Leclerc dominated the whole weekend in Bahrain, taking his third career victory with Ferrari, a car that this year, from the first outings, seems reliable and fast. In Jeddah, Max Verstappen won ahed of LeClerc and Sainz.

In the press conference Leclerc said: "Pole position, fastest lap, victory: a dream start, and I'm really happy, in these terribly difficult years we thought it would be the moment for redemption, and it has arrived. incredible work giving us a fantastic car and everything went well, even with Carlos' double: we couldn't have done better.

Thanks to the fans, to everyone who has supported us in recent years: an incredible job has been done to get back to the top and now I am incredibly happy. Safety car? Actually, I wished it wasn't there, but I was able to get off to a great start and manage the situation." Carlos Sainz, second behind his team mate and ahead of Lewis Hamiltomn on Mercedes, said: "Ferrari is really back and with this double they are in the places this team should always occupy.

For me it was a bit of a complicated day. but I managed to get it right. Verstappen was unlucky, he deserved second place but it went so much better for Ferrari. You can't imagine how hard we worked to get to this result and finally it was a really fantastic day for everyone. We have a nice and fast car and now. We have to make the most of it. "