Shambles and incompetence: F1 enters new Las Vegas dawn with disaster on opening night
It was billed as the glistening jewel in Formula One’s crown. In all but name, this was the new Monaco. But the biggest race on the sport’s 2023 calendar – the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on the streets of Sin City – descended into a total disaster on opening night.
Even for the entertainment capital of the world, nobody could have conjured up this story of incompetence.
Make no mistake: this was a shambles. A complete and utter shambles. What started with by a loose water valve cover just after 8.30pm on Thursday night ended at 4am on Friday morning in front of , with fans instructed at 1.30am to head for the exits. Put out of their misery, they trudged home having seen just eight minutes of cars on track.
