The Disastrous History of F1 in Las Vegas

Send us Fan Mail Formula 1 returns to Vegas in 2023 but this is not the first time F1 cars have fought for overtakes near the brightly colored, casino-filled streets of the Las Vegas Desert landscape. F1 ventured to Vegas in the Fall of 1981 and 1982 for the Caesars Palace Grand Prix which quickly became known for being one of the WORST tracks in F1 history. The elite drivers of the day, Piquet, Prost, and Rosberg suffered from heat exhaustion, injured their necks due to the track layout, and...