In the round-up: The Las Vegas Grand Prix promoters will release additional general admission tickets for November’s inaugural event but they will not offer a view of the race.
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In brief
Las Vegas GP to offer tickets without view of track
The limited number of general admission tickets for the Las Vegas Grand Prix have sold out. While the promoter intends to offer more, these additional tickets will not give buyers a view of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit during the race, instead giving access to a “watch party” nearby.
“We were unfortunately only able to accommodate a limited number of on-track general admission (GA) tickets for the inaugural race,” the promoter said in a statement supplied to RaceFans. “All 1,800 of these GA tickets were made available for purchase during both of our on-sale periods, which included all pre-sales and the public on-sale and have sold out due to extremely high demand.
“Although not on-track, we do expect tickets to be made available later this year for a one-of-a kind watch party on the iconic Las Vegas Strip. This event will allow fans to enjoy the excitement of race weekend, together with live music and entertainment acts from celebrated artists, at a cost-effective price point.
“Details of this experience will be made available in the coming months, and, with respect to future race years, we remain committed to exploring opportunities to create additional on-track GA tickets.”
Wolff “couldn’t wish for better support” from shareholders
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team have “so much support” from team shareholders Ola Kallenius from Mercedes Benz and Sir Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos.
Mercedes have endured a second successfully disappointing start to an F1 season, well behind rivals Red Bull who have dominated the first two rounds. But Wolff says the pair continue to offer unwavering support.
“The people in charge in Mercedes and in Ineos, they are high performance individuals – be it in the core business or in sports,” Wolff said.
“We have all been through downs and ups and there is so much support from them in order to get us back on track. Neither Jim nor Ola or all the others that are associated with this – you couldn’t wish for better support.”
Rules tweaks for 2023 made cars “tricker” – Magnussen
Haas driver Kevin Magnussen says that 2023 cars are “trickier” to driver after aerodynamic rules were modified in a bid to curb porpoising.
The FIA tweaked rules governing ride heights and car floors for 2023 to try and reduce the level of porpoising drivers experienced in the new ground effect cars last year. Magnussen says they may have also affected handling and the ability of cars to follow closely.
“I think that the cars have become a little trickier this year with the tweaks that that there was to the rules and the floor,” said Magnussen. “They’re a little more sensitive in a few areas like wind – when you get a gust of wind, you can feel that a little more, in traffic with dirty air and stuff like that. So, there are definitely weaknesses that we’re working on.”
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Links
Motor racing links of interest:
Toto Wolff admits Mercedes are struggling without input of late F1 legend Niki Lauda (Mirror)
“Niki’s missed all those years because Niki always simplified things to really what mattered. I’m having to think what would he have said, and how would he have positioned (things), and the two of us worked well together in that sense that sometimes oversimplification can lead you straight to the results.”
Read every word of ex-Minardi owner Paul Stoddart’s fascinating Beyond The Grid interview (F1)
“Fernando Alonso finished in 12th place and I came off the pit wall thinking, ‘wow, you know, we got here’ and I walked in and I saw all these people crying in the garage. And I’m sort of looking at them and I’m saying, ‘what are you crying for? You know, we finished’. And they are crying from pride. Nobody, nobody thought we could ever do that, but we did.”
F1 boss urged to correct ‘false’ Bahrain Grand Prix protest claims (Independent)
Lord Scriven: “As Formula One shared the Bahraini Government’s false claim with the media, Formula One has a responsibility to correct that, and to speak out against the arrests given Formula One’s position is that ‘individuals should be allowed to protest against and criticise our events without intimidation or reprisals and we seek and obtain assurances where necessary’.”
Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner Ready NASCAR TV Challenge (Autoweek)
“I don’t know what I was thinking, I should be doing nothing but instead I’m going to another raceI looked at the calendar and said, ‘How do I explain this to my wife?’”
‘My F1 career ended when I was 23 years old – but I accept fate was out of my control’ (Daily Star)
“In my second year with Sauber I scored all the points but still did not get the seat the following year. That is just what life is sometimes. I accepted it. I was not too disappointed in the end. I think the performance was there but I never had a car that was super competitive and I was never able to consistently score points.”
David Brabham set for ‘lump-in-throat drive’ of dad Jack’s BT19 (Motor Sport)
“The car will be the crown jewel of the antipodean answer to Goodwood, the Adelaide Motor Sport Festival. Though this automotive jamboree will see over 200 classic F1 machines, competition cars and exotic road-going examples roar through Victoria Park over two days, the feted BT19 will be upheld as the ultimate in Aussie motor sport: an Australian champion driver, an Australian team’s car and an Australian engine, created by the powerfully practical design duo of Ron Tauranac and Brabham.”
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Encouraged by the hard work from everyone at the team to push us forwards. We are giving it everything 👊🧡 https://t.co/W4ILD6c5qH
— Oscar Piastri (@OscarPiastri) March 23, 2023
Alex Palou had a lot to fit in whilst in the UK. 🇬🇧
Find out what our 2023 F1 Reserve Driver got up to during a busy 24-hour visit to the MTC. 👇
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) March 24, 2023
Always representing 🤝🏳️🌈
🇧🇷 Brazil is ranked as one of the most equal countries in regard to LGBTQ+ rights, and is home to the world’s largest Pride celebration.#SaoPauloEPrix | @MaseratiCorse pic.twitter.com/xjvxQoP7xg
— Maserati MSG Racing (@maseratimsg) March 24, 2023
Thank you @SChecoPerez and @redbullracing for recording a very special get well message a few days ago. Wholesome content 🙏 pic.twitter.com/gWOZ7C3K6m
— Sean Kelly (@virtualstatman) March 23, 2023
.@F1LasVegas says it sold out of $500 GA tickets for this year, and it only put 1,800 on sale due to potential space constraints @MSGSphere, per source.
🔲 There’ll be a second GA area, a festival zone with 30K tickets for less than $500 but without track views, in a few months. pic.twitter.com/nggRgx6tza
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) March 24, 2023
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