ALBERT PARK, VIC - MARCH 17: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Valtteri Bottas (77) ahead of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Lewis Hamilton (44) and Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow driver Sebastian Vettel (5) at The Australian Formula One Grand Prix on March 17, 2019, at The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Australia. (Photo by Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to make its debut in 2023 and it is already in the news for having the latest ever start time
Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to feature the latest start time in championship history, F1 officials have confirmed. It will be run on a Saturday, starting at 22:00 local time (PST), which means a start time of 06:00 in UK and 07:00 in Europe on Sunday morning. Las Vegas will make its F1 debut next as the penultimate round of the 24-race season.
Las Vegas is returning in 2023 and will feature in the F1 calendar for the first time since 1985. Free practice will take place in the United States on Thursday, followed by qualifying on Friday. The race will take place Saturday night (American time) and Sunday morning in European time. Because of Las Vegas’ location close to the West Coast of the United States, having the race start at 22:00 seems a good solution. This makes the start later than the start in Singapore, which usually takes place at 20:00 local time.
Here is what fans feel about the start time of Las Vegas Grand Prix.
“Sorry Europe, you’ll have to get up early or record it like I’ve been doing on the west coast my entire life”, wrote a fan who knows a thing or two about watching F1 races early in the morning.
“Oh, so they’re going to have a race in America and make the time massively inconvenient for Americans. 1:00AM for the east coast for a race in our own country….brilliant”, wrote a disappointed fan.
“To all the Europeans complaining, now you know what it’s like to be from any other place in the world”, read another tweet.
“This is so bizarre”, tweeted another fan.
“Forgetting other markets for a second, isn’t this a bad time for other parts in the US too? Esp parts to the east?”, read another tweet.
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