In the round-up: The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority are open to extending their deal with Formula 1.
In brief
Contract extension likely for Las Vegas GP
Formula 1’s three-year deal to race at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit will expire after the 2025 race. The series, which uniquely is also the round’s promoter, already has permission to run races on the roads for 10 years.
Following the second edition of the race last weekend the LVCVA has indicated they are open to continuing it beyond next year. “We’ll look to have something a little more permanent in place,” LVCVA president and CEO Hill told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “We’ll probably start that conversation shortly after the first of the year and probably look to have something in place prior to the race happening next year.”
Tsunoda tests IndyCar
Yuki Tsunoda got behind the wheel of an IndyCar for the first time ahead of last weekend’s grand prix.
Williams place Bondarev in Italian F4
Williams’ 15-year-old junior driver Oleksandr Bondarev will race for Prema in Italian Formula 4 next year, the team has announced. He made his debut in the series earlier this year, contesting the final two rounds.
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‘Scodelario had ‘always heard stories’ about the driver, who died in 1994, when she was two, but only realised how important he was to many Brazilians after a screening of Asif Kapadia’s documentary, also titled Senna. ‘It was wall-to-wall Brazilians in that cinema. They were crying, and shouting at the screen every time (Alain) Prost came up. It was the most emotional, passionate cinema experience of my life.”
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F1 says 306K attended Las Vegas race; police report lower number: here’s why (8 News Now)
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F1 in push to broaden trackside appeal as racing returns to Vegas (FT)
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