F1 turns Las Vegas GP paddock into “fan experience” with kart track in pits · RaceFans

Method 1 has turned its Las Vegas Grand Prix paddock into an “immersive fan expertise” which can open to the general public subsequent month.

Jenson Button and Method 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali attended a preview occasion on the Grand Prix Plaza on Friday.

A key attraction of the ability is F1 Drive, a karting circuit which contains sections of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit pit lane and garages. The karts are outfitted with “F1-style DRS know-how” and steering wheel shows.

Button raced from final to first towards a bunch of VIPs on the kart monitor. He and the opposite podium finishers, homeowners of two native casinos, had been offered with a bottle of champagne by Domenicali. ‘Mr Las Vegas’ Wayne Newton waved the chequered flag.

Different sights at Grand Prix Plaza embrace ‘F1 X’, which encompasses a assortment of previous F1 vehicles, drivers’ helmets and different memorabilia. Among the many vehicles on show are two Ferraris from 2013 and 1961, a Crimson Bull RB7 of the kind Sebastian Vettel used to win his second world championship in 2011, a Lotus 80 from 1979 and a latest Aston Martin.

F1 X additionally gives “hands-on actions the place guests can design their very own digital F1 automobile and put it to the check on the digital monitor,” the promoter says. Followers can drive on F1 simulators and examine recreations of groups’ pit partitions.

The Grand Prix Plaza will open to the general public on Might 2nd. It would shut in late summer time to ensure that preparations to start for the third grand prix on the venue, which can happen on November twenty second. Tickets can be found at grandprixplaza.com.

F1 can be providing occasion areas for rent on the facility, often called the Flip 1 Lounge, Cool Down Room and GPP Storage.

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