'Anticipating That It Will Be Difficult': Vasseur Shares Las Vegas Grand Prix Expectations

Scuderia Ferrari F1 team principal Frederic Vasseur shared his expectations from the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit.

The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix is the penultimate race of the 2023 season. On one hand, some excitement about the race might be lost as the fight for the first place in the Championship has been decided long ago.

On the other hand, the battles between Mercedes and Ferrari for the second position and between Aston Martin and McLaren for the fourth position could not be much closer.

The team principal of Ferrari, Frederic Vasseur, expects a difficult race this week in Las Vegas. As reported by RacingNews365, he said:

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suggested his team looks forward to the Las Vegas Grand Prix despite multiple unknowns. Vasseur would like to use unexpected conditions as an advantage to come back at Mercedes:

Ferrari performance engineer Jock Clear stated pretty confidently that the Las Vegas Strip Circuit's low-downforce characteristics should suit the Italian team.

Ferrari team principal avoided jumping the gun with such statements. On whether he had some doubts about the smooth running of the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Vasseur responded:

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