LOST VAGUENESS

Behind the glitz, glamour, noise and speed, Formula 1 is an engineering process through which uncertainty is rigorously eliminated. But what happens when it visits a new track and has to face the unknown? Nobody in F1 likes to gamble, even in Las Vegas…

WORDS ALEX KALINAUCKAS

SIN CITY. A race location to sum up motorsport’s intrinsic contradictions, especially at the very top. In just a few days’ time, the planet’s best and most complex single seaters will be racing around the monolithic buildings where all manner of indulgence can be found. Las Vegas and gambling are synonymous. So too, really, are F1 and unpredictable entertainment. Except, of course, there are thousands of people dedicated to making the championship’s entertainment spectacle as dull as possible in the pursuit of victory: the teams. For the 10 F1 squads, planning and optimisation are the preferred buzzwords. Surprises are generally not welcomed… The teams have known since last spring they would be racing again in Vegas; not on a hastily converted car park like the two unloved Caesars Palace GPs in the…

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GP Racing UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2023

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