Verstappen Wins Formula 1 Race After Turbulent Thriller On The Vegas Strip It’s Monday, November 20, 2023 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsports action. The Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend had a rocky start after a drain cover destroyed a Ferrari, but Max Verstappen emerged victorious after a surprisingly entertaining race. In Qatar, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia… Read more…

To Host Formula One, the Vegas Strip Covers Up The flashy adult playground shrouds itself in black tarp to block views of the racing spectacle from prying (unticketed) eyes. Its transformation has become a long-term, costly nuisance for locals.

It Looks Like Formula 1 Placed The Wrong Bet On Las Vegas Earlier this week, I was speaking to Magnus Greaves of RACEWKND magazine about his perception of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and he pointed out something fascinating about the event: Somehow, the event has managed to piss off the ultra-rich, the poor, and plenty of the folks in between. It’s the perfect summation of an… Read more…

Why Formula 1’s First Las Vegas Grand Prix Was an Utter Failure The sport first came to the Nevada desert in 1981. It lasted just two years.

Are You A Las Vegas Resident, Worker, Or Tourist? Let’s Talk About Formula 1 Are you a resident of Las Vegas? Do you work in the city? Hell, are you a tourist who showed up to Vegas and found the place overtaken by construction and motorsport branding? Let’s talk. I want to know more about how you’re dealing with preparations for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Read more…

Tens Of Thousands Of Las Vegas Strip Workers Could Go On Strike Before Formula 1 Grand Prix Over 35,000 members of the Culinary Workers Union members employed on the Las Vegas Strip have been working without a fair labor contract, and now they’re prepared to strike. If negotiations aren’t complete by Nov. 10 at 5 AM, tens of thousands of workers are prepared to walk off the job — just before the start of the … Read more…

Formula 1 Used To Be A Real Sport If you watch modern Formula 1, there’s a good chance you’re very aware of the obscene amount rules, regulations, and politics of the sport — the fractional tolerances that can result in a disqualification if not followed, the unspoken rules that prevent drivers from saying certain things and media from saying certain… Read more…

Lewis Hamilton Says There Were More Illegal Formula 1 Cars At The USGP, But They Weren’t Checked After Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified from the 2023 United States Grand Prix over excessive plank wear, the Formula 1 world has been embroiled in a fierce debate about rules and regulations. Now, during a press conference ahead of the Mexico Grand Prix, Hamilton has fired back: He claims there… Read more…

Check Out The Starting Grid At The 2023 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix The 2023 United States Grand Prix was a first for me at Jalopnik: after ages of wondering how to get access to the Formula 1 pre-race grid, I finally figured it out just in time to scoop up access to two grids in one weekend: the sprint race grid and the proper Grand Prix grid. Read more…

This Is Every Track That Formula 1 Has Raced At In The U.S. On this year’s Formula 1 calendar, there are three different races taking place in the United States of America. It marks just the third time a single country has hosted three races in one season following Italy in 2021 and, you guessed it, the Land Of The Free back in 1982. Read more…

Formula 1 Races Feel ‘Like A Sound Stage’ To Local Fans Formula 1 has never been this big in America. Last weekend 432,000 fans filled the Circuit of the Americas for the 2023 United States Grand Prix, which would have been unthinkable not long ago. There’s just one problem: F1 doesn’t seem to care much about connecting with its American audience. The American races don’t… Read more…

Tips for exploring Suzuka Circuit, Japan if you’re not into Formula 1 or motorsports If you’re a Formula 1 fan visting Suzuka to support your favourite team and driver, the playbook is pretty clear – get the grand prix ticket at the best stands in your budget and attend at least the race on Sunday. However, if you are a traveler or photographer who wants to see the Suzuka Circuit, rather than watch the race, Friday on a Formula …

Why Do So Many People Want To See Formula 1 Drivers Suffer? This past weekend saw Formula 1 run the Qatar Grand Prix for the second time in history, and conditions were so oppressively hot for the drivers that some withdrew from the event, vomited inside their helmets, and needed assistance to exit the vehicle. But for pundits like Martin Brundle, that kind of suffering is… Read more…

The Most Handsome Formula 1 Drivers Of The Past, Ranked In the world of motorsport, the moment a woman admits that a driver is handsome, Men™ will immediately descend to inform you that you are actually not a real race fan, since obviously you only watch Formula 1 because the drivers are hot. If that were the case, then I must be particularly great at time traveling,… Read more…

This Is What It’s Like To Drive A Six-Wheeled Formula One Car There was a time when Formula One was known far more for its wild engineering solutions than it was jet setting billionaires and celebrity grid interviews. In 1976, with new regulations coming in to narrow the front wings, Tyrrell set about building a wild new concept to take aerodynamic advantage of that. Read more…

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Anatomy of a Suspense Scene: Alfred Hitchcock’s 4-Part Formula Or: how to make a scene go off without a Hitch.

Formula 1 Owners Are Stuck Marketing A Sport After They Sold Us Entertainment At the 2023 Italian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing became the Formula 1 driver with the most consecutive wins in history. Of the 14 races run so far this year, Verstappen has won 12 of them; his teammate Sergio Perez has won the remaining two. If you’ve started getting a little bored, we can’t blame you… Read more…

RACEWKND Magazine Remains One Of The Finest Formula 1 Publications Around The world of motorsport media can get a little boring. So many publications have spent decades telling the same story in different ways, when they should be taking advantage of the fact that this high-adrenaline sport warrants experimentation and innovation. In the world of Formula 1, that publication is RACEWKND. Read more…

Formula 1’s Permanent Las Vegas Grand Prix Paddock Is Not Named After Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend will be kicking off in under 80 days, and work in the city is in full swing, with roads being repaved and a permanent 300,000 square-foot paddock building being erected to house year-round F1-related activations. There’s one big problem, though: The locals think F1 has named… Read more…