Stroll Of Similar Opinion To Verstappen Concerning Las Vegas Grand Prix

Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 17:00

Updated at Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 17:53

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll is another driver who disapproves of the huge show associated with the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend is supposed to be one of the largest events Sin City will see. Liberty Media CEO expects 105,000 people to attend the event.

On one hand, the weekend promises a huge show for Formula One fans. On the other hand, multiple drivers now expressed their disapproval, saying the weekend is now more about the show than actual racing. As quoted by crash.net, Lance Stroll told the media after the opening Ceremony:

"It’s not really my thing. Didn’t sign up for that part of it all. I mean, we’re racing drivers, you know. Yeah, I think sometimes kind of… goes too much in the whole like Hollywood star side of things, you know. I just like racing cars, not trying to be a Hollywood star

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An example of another driver who shared a similar opinion is Max Verstappen, who said the Las Vegas Gand Prix is 99% show and 1% a sporting event. On the other hand, Stroll acknowledged it is good for the business of Formula One.

"I guess for the sport it’s great we come to places like this, we expand the American market, it’s great for the team, great for the business, Formula 1 needs to think about that."

The Canadian driver hopes shows like the one at Las Vegas Strip Circuit don't take over the sport of Formula 1. He concluded:

"It’s huge, huge for the valuation of the business, sponsors, attracting more sponsorship, hopefully more American sponsorship, three races in America, but I hope we don’t just go into the kinda avenue of these kinds of races and lose the purity of Formula 1 as it’s nice to have the balance."