But they’ve since come crashing back to earth, leaving some to wonder whether F1’s most hotly anticipated race in years will come anywhere close to meeting expectations.
Yet many locals will be unable to see beyond the unrelenting gridlock wrought by months of race-related preparations and construction.Īfter Saturday night’s race was announced a year ago, room and ticket prices soared to unprecedented levels. With some 100,000 gear heads and jet setters expected to flood Sin City this week for its first Formula One Grand Prix since 1982, it will be the blindingly fast automobiles that garner the attention.
For the first time in 41 years, Las Vegas is more focused on cars than cards.
