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Formula One’s return to Las Vegas makes for a unique spectacle

LAS VEGAS — Sin City is ready for a Formula One redo. After 41 years, Formula One racing is back in the splashiest of ways with the Las Vegas Grand Prix and a course that runs down the Las Vegas Strip, as opposed to the flop of a first try from 1981-82. That version was held in the parking lot of Caesars Palace and in sweltering heat. There’s a three-year contract for the current race, which ...
Safety car, Mercedes AMG during the 2023 Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix, 21th round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship from Nov. 17 to 19, 2023 on the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS — Sin City is ready for a Formula One redo.

After 41 years, Formula One racing is back in the splashiest of ways with the Las Vegas Grand Prix and a course that runs down the Las Vegas Strip, as opposed to the flop of a first try from 1981-82.

That version was held in the parking lot of Caesars Palace and in sweltering heat.

There’s a three-year contract for the current race, which starts at 10 p.m. PT Saturday and

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