In the round-up: Fernando Alonso expected Formula 1’s Las Vegas track layout to be “much slower” than the design it revealed.
In brief
Las Vegas will be “super fast” – AlonsoAlonso says the Las Vegas street track F1 will race on for the first time next year is a much quicker layout than he expected.
“It’s going to be super fast,” he remarked in a video released by Alpine. “I thought it was much slower.”
The 6.1-kilometre layout, which was revealed by F1 last month, includes 14 turns, but many of those are expected to be taken flat-out. Cars will hit top speed on The Strip, where drivers will keep the throttle open for almost two uninterrupted kilometres.
“I’m surprised about the speed that you will get on those,” said Alonso. “I thought it was more like Baku, the style, with a lot of corners and maybe one long straight. But this is all straights.”
Las Vegas street circuit for 2023 F1 raceAlonso’s team mate Esteban Ocon expects teams will use “Monza or…