Formula 1 in the Nevada desert: record cold in Las Vegas? It can be frozen

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For Formula 1 fans in Europe, it’s the early bird GP on Sunday at 7am! Because the 21st World Cup round has the motto ‘America first’, the Americans naturally want to present the world with the greatest show of all time.

Cars caught fire because of the cold

On October 8, but already in 1972, it was so cold in the American nest of Watkins Glen (New York State) that the drivers climbed into the cockpit in spacesuits and the fans in the parking lot set fire to some passenger cars to protect themselves to protect against the cold.

The race was won by Jackie Stewart in the Tyrrell. A year later, the Scot announced his resignation there. After his teammate Francois Cevert died during training.

Please note, 1.9 km long straight stretch

Las Vegas makes its tens of thousands of fans freeze during the evening events – it often gets very cold in the desert at night. “We will all have to get used to these new circumstances. The drivers and engineers,” says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.

And Pirelli faces a delicate task on the 6,201 km circuit around the “Strip” in Las Vegas. Does the rubber reach the required temperature in the 11 corners on the left and 6 on the right? And let’s not forget the 1.9 km straight between Turn 12 and the braking zone before Turn 14. A passage beyond the 330 km/h speed limit – only Monza offers more in the speed stamp.

“No one dares to make a prediction!”

The return to Las Vegas after more than 40 years should put everything in the shade. In 1981 (Jones in the Williams) and 1982 (Alboreto in the Tyrrell) they won in the dirty parking lot of hotel giant Caesar Palace.

Clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds – the playing cards that mean almost everything in Las Vegas will even accompany the cars this time as symbols on the curbs. World champion Verstappen: “No driver dares to make a prediction before the first lap. Hopefully we will be pleasantly surprised in the desert city.” For the Dutchman, the penultimate race – on the second longest course after Spa – is about his twentieth podium finish in 2023.

Source : Blick