The F1 schedule has expanded to a record 24 races for the
F1 2024 season, with the calendar more packed than ever.
With one dramatic triple-header under our belts after an
autumn break, we’ve now rounded the final corner to head into the home straight
of what has been a thrilling season so far – and everything is still on the
line heading into the conclusion of F1 2024.
Which race is next on the F1 schedule?
Round 22: Las Vegas Grand Prix
To say Las Vegas arrived back on the Formula 1 calendar
last season to enormous fanfare would be putting it mildly – because all the
stops were pulled out for the occasion.
On a circuit that spanned the city’s streets, rather than
the ill-fated Caesars Palace Grand Prix of the 1980s, and with the seldom-seen
step of a race that is being promoted by Formula 1 itself rather than local
promoters, the entire weight of the sport was behind Vegas’ return being a
success.
Despite initial teething problems in practice, few could
argue that the race was anything short of drama at a track that produced plenty
of overtaking, Monza levels of top speed and huge average speeds throughout the
lap.
The stars came out in force (both literally and in terms
of celebrities), with a Saturday night primetime race under the lights of Sin
City representing a huge leap of faith for Formula 1.
In a city famous for its casinos, it was a gamble that
looked to have paid off last year, but how will the difficult second act be
when Formula 1 returns? With both titles still very much up for grabs, it’s set
fair for another thrilling weekend.
When is the Las Vegas Grand Prix?
The Las Vegas Grand Prix will take place from Thursday 21
November to Saturday 23 November, with the race getting underway at 10pm local
time on Saturday 23 November [6am GMT, Sunday 24 November].
Where is the Las Vegas Grand Prix?
The layout of the Las Vegas Strip
Circuit appears on paper to be one of the simpler ones introduced to
Formula 1 in recent years – but complicated track profiles do not always
guarantee great racing, and Vegas showed itself to have more than enough to be
troublesome for the drivers.
Its 17 corners see a variation in profile, with
full-throttle bends mixed with the likes of the tricky Turn 6, a left-hander
taken at full throttle before a tough braking zone into the blind apex of Turn
7, with the tricky left-right-left of Turns 7, 8 and 9 leaving plenty of lap
time available in that area of the track.
Turn 12 sees the drivers take as much speed as they dare
through a medium-speed left-hander onto the iconic Las Vegas Strip, where with
DRS they reached speeds upwards of 350km/h (217mph) last season, before a hard
braking zone into another tricky chicane that sees the drivers fired onto the
pit straight once more.
With a spectacular setting and a track that has been built to match, we shall see how the circuit’s story develops in its sophomore year.
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