Has motor racing replaced boxing as the Las Vegas sport at which to be seen? If the Formula One Grand Prix has its way, it will. The racing organization’s first Las Vegas race since the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in 1982 certainly brought some famous folks to town for the Saturday event, with Rod Stewart, Terry Crews, Shaquille O’Neal, and Gordon Ramsay in the stands on the step-and-repeat.Â
Red Bull Racing driver Sergio Perez (11) of Mexico races down the strip in front of the Cosmopolitan and the Bellagio Resort & Casino during the inaugural Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Gran Prix on November 18, 2023 on the Las Vegas Street Circuit in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The top three drivers stand on the podium after the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
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Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) and Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) on the podium after the Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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