When the drivers are going in a straight line, the tires lose some of the temperature that has been built up.Ī mid-race safety car - of which there is a higher chance on a street track due to the proximity of the walls - would also reduce tire temperatures because of the drop in the speed of the cars. The Las Vegas layout has few high-speed corners and three long straights, the longest along the Strip. Read on for more from my first day and night covering the Las Vegas GP. Entire vehicle bridges have been constructed over intersections. There are towering grandstands and miles of fencing and lights and barriers and countless high-end hospitality areas. Many of the streets don’t look like Vegas right now. “These people have done a superb job,” he said. As we breezed up Koval Lane toward Sands Ave., he raved about the track construction, the traffic so far this week, and the marvel of the course itself. He was my Uber driver from the airport and had only positive things to say on the ride from the airport to the Strip. How are people going to get anywhere this week? Is it even possible to move around the city? Am I going to be able to find food? IS THIS SOME SORT OF GIANT FYRE FESTIVAL?īrian did his best to combat my negativity. The Las Vegas Grand Prix has generated so many negative headlines that when my plane touched down Tuesday morning, I hit the ground with a mix of anxiety and dread.
