VEGAS F1 street circuit - will it be READY?
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Will the Las Vegas F1 street circuit be ready in time for next week's race? Well I can tell you there is still a lot of work to be done but here is a Vegas F1 update!
In this video, I will give you a behind the scenes look at the how the 2023 Las Vegas GP is coming together. We are less than a week out now and there is still a lot to be done for the F1 Vegas race. I will show the latest progress on the Vegas track construction and see how it's coming along. I'll also cover topics such as the new Vegas paddock building, pit lane, grandstands and much more. Here is everything you need to know about the F1 Vegas and the Las Vegas street circuit!
Whether you're a racing fan or just curious to see how this massive project is coming together, this video is for you.
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Thanks Kym, I love f1 but it’s good that you also address the downside of it for the locals in stead of only celebrating it. I hope for the locals that it has all been worth it.
Absolutely!
nothing about this race is worth it for las vegas locals. they've been thru months of disruption for a 2-hour race, that is priced like a rolex.
Part of the problem is traffic in Vegas has always been god awful. We generally stay close to the activities we are doing in a given weekend to avoid taxi travel as much as possible. If the city weren't so beholden to the taxi lobby they'd have done things like expand the monorail to the airport and other resorts years ago.
I hope it's worth it for the F1 fans too, is anyone waiting for the American show garbage, we just want to see a good race.
@@donh3590 Oh no, people that moved to tourist destination have to meet TOURISTS. THE DRAMA. If only they could live anywhere else other than artificial shithole in the middle of desert.
"Two pack, the wrapper"
Lol
The image of Lando building an f1 circuit is what I needed today
I'll be enjoying the race from the comfort of my couch. Wishing them all the best, thanks for the update!
It must be a logistic nightmare to get this thing up and running...Kudos to all involved.
Let's hope it is a great success.
Melbourne does it every year. That's a city with a population of 5 million vs Las Vegas with 650,000.
I'm not too keen about it cause 1; it's 2:00 AM Eastern Caribbean Time(1: 00 AM EST when factoring DST) 2, track temperature will most likely hit SINGLE DIGITS so expect a COLD race, not the cold one like in the '78 Canadian GP. 3, It could snow as Perieli didn't make snow tires. So I expect this to be off the calender within 5 years
@@AUmarcusMelbourne is in a public park, and basically race on access roads, that really, we're built for the race. Very few residents rely on these roads and the setup and build times are done quickly and with so much space in a public park, it's easy to get done.
Vegas is also a lot more dense. It spreads about 15km, or from the city to caufield. Hardly a comparison and hardly the damage Vegas has had to its city.
@@Limegreenedragon We are stuck with it for 10 years. They already signed the deal lmao.
@@AUmarcusthe city of Las Vegas is about 650,000. The greater Las Vegas area is over 2 million. The Las Vegas strip is not even in the city of Las Vegas. The track is in an area where over 100,000 of those people work and over 100,000 tourist visit every day. The scale of this logistical nightmare is unmatched. All for a boring race that Americans couldn’t care less about.
Can’t wait to see it
I'm not the first one to say it but - Las Vegas just proves the competition and sport of F1 now takes a back seat to putting on a show.
Greetings from Washington DC. We have tickets to the race so hope to see you there!
enjoy being up at 12-5am EST to watch these sessions, this GP shouldve never been accepted
I think people who are attending understand the session times. @@scooteria6282
Guests that keep on giving
Thanks for the update! I wish I could go to this race, and it would be awesome to meet you. Maybe one day. I am super excited to watch all sessions.
These videos are such a cool behind the scenes look, please keep them up Kym!
Locals are always displaced when these street circuits are built.
Up here in Newcastle NSW Australia we had similar feedback from locals regarding bump in and out times before and after the event which in total can be up to 3 months.
Compensation and allowances need to be given to residents and businesses, especially those who cannot trade over the event weekend but also during the in and out times.
Let’s hope the weekend showcases Las Vegas and F1.
Another great insight Kim. 🙌🏽
And it’s not like we locals aren’t used to this type of stuff. You have to be living in a city like this. But F1 has been on a whole ‘nother level of greed and bad practices compared to other recent large things (The Sphere, Super Bowl, etc) it’s craziness.
The state of Nevada already gave compensation
Shame the track has taken money from the people of Las Vegas yet is too expensive for them to watch the action live
The game is the game
@@AA-mk7yn💀
Prices have dropped by like 50% but there should have been a local discount
Do you know how many events in Vegas the locals can’t afford to attend?
Ticket prices are like 4k for the superbowl next year in vegas. Why dont they offer the price cheaper to locals too?
Thanks for the reassurance. 😊
Looks more like a festival and promotion race then an actual sporting event
Las Vegas has razmataz, that's what they wanted.
Like most pro sporting event. You can always watch from.home and get better view and see the whole race.
When you're there you get to feel the energy of the event
Silly enough it’s a better track than Miami.
Yeah and we act like we don't go to have fun at races.
Have you ever been to an F1 race?
I’ve been a passionate racing and F1 fan for over 50years (yes I’m an old fart), and I’m just shaking my head at all of this. I’ll be watching all weekend and I hope it goes off well, but is any of this really necessary? I don’t see this as enhancing the sport. All the hype and glitz, in my mind is cheapening the spectacle, not enhancing it! Thanks Kym for your balanced reporting.
Finally! An useful video. Thanks mate.
Thanks for sharing.
That one second snippet of Rainbow Road from Mario Kart is going to have Nintendo's lawyers breathing down your neck in no time.
That mario kart rainbow road reference was SPOT ON!!! 👌
They must have staff working 24hrs to get this race ready. Im excited to see the finished product. Thanks for the inside look!
And they will see no bonus or thank you for that.
Yes they brought in a lot of migrant workers legal and illegal from Mexico
@@DailyShit. lol how do you know?
Can’t wait!! 🏎️🏁🔥
Great insight Kym
Wow! Amazing insight. Here is hoping that it is a wonderful success. x
You the man Kym! I really enjoy your content.... Bravo! 👍🏼🥰
I appreciate that!
did not expect the @vegaspaulyc interview! awesome video!
Appreciate you showing the financial impact on business in the area
F1 is a new thing for the residents of Vegas, everything is a shock what with the construction, the road closures and what not. I feel for them, but hopefully in time the organisers improve their processes. I live in Singapore and when the grand prix arrives, there is always a single lane of road open to normal traffic next to the race track, throughout the weekend and road closures are communicated weeks in advance. Plus, we've had it since 2008, so us locals are pretty used to it.
Great video Kym. I feel like this was a pretty balanced perspective. Good to include the reaction to construction because it was deeply unpopular.
Love your unique content.
YOU are a great succes kym! thanks for the super interesting video.
Cheers back at you
Your coverage of the Vegas GP is the best!
More to come
Clearly this is a challenging project, they dared to be great and unlock this vision. Hopefully it’s a good event and if they keep this on the calendar, hopefully they’ve learned plenty of lessons so that things go smoother next year.
Certainly the re-surfacing and moving of utilities, two huge jobs, won't need to be done again.
Nice video.. Can't wait for the race!
I hope something happens badly to the race!
Great video, we CAN NOT WAIT to get there. 🏎️🎰🎲🥃🍺🎰
I’m confident it will go well
4:58 Totally agreed w PaulyC...ppl working in those retail stores n hotels r paying the price. As always, great vid Kym 8
Who cares, they're prices are over the top.
Paying the price by increasing revenue like they haven't seen. Ceasars says the weekend will add 5% to their earnings FOR THE FULL YEAR. One weekend. So if you believe that more earnings and revenue means they can pay more workers or hire more. Maybe its a factor as to why the culinary union got such a good deal.
Thanks for sharing…!
for sure the last F1 weekend on my list... the Miami one doesn't catch me too
both seems really artificial
Smooth ending 😊
F1 TV Pro is so good now that no fan needs to attend a race henceforth. I'll be watching it here in Connecticut USA. I don't like crowds, anxiety, getting fleeced, becoming exhausted in just trying to get from the hotel to the race track, trying to fix things that have gone wrong. Actually, Kym, watching your superb videos and travel episodes bring all of this stuff out! So glad I can watch them! I wonder if all this Vegas hype is mainly to generate new F1 TV viewers and the resulting revenues??
Well Kym, I really have a bad feeling that this race is not going to come off well. I hope i'm wrong, but I guess we will all know soon. Thanks for the updates!
Why do you hope you‘re wrong ?
@@DailyShit.Maybe because he wants the race to be enjoyable? Idk i think he's an F1 fan right?
Oh im sure the 1% and holywood superstars will love it ! As for the middle class fan we cant afford it !! So we'll be watching it on TV !! Which for the USA east coast fans will be at 3:00 am. !! WTF why cant European fans get up earlier to watch it live, as us American fans have had to do for years !! Then maybe it couldve started at (?) lets say 8 or 9 pm. ?? But nope F1 is still a Eurobillionaires sport ! Hence why theyre trying so hard to keep Andretti autosport a true 🇺🇸team out of F1 !! Sure theres Haas but theyre barely a American team and thats only by default! They dont even build their car's chassis ( tub) which I thought was mandatory in F1 ?? Andretti is going to build their's for F1 !!! But Eurobillionaires like Toto🐺 are nervous theyll loose a piece of the pie and its all about money !! American dollars too at that !!!
P.S. 🖕Toto 🐺 from a true 🇺🇸🏎💨fan !!! Keep Andretti out and we may all say enough and 👋we're 🏁 with it !!!
@@k3corvette35 the cool evening temperatures seemed to have been overlooked. It's the talk amoung engineers ,drivers ,Perelli tires and Ross Brawn. I expect a early start time next year. Maybe some support races to. Robby Gordon SST TRUCKS would be great for this desert city street race.
I hope it fails
I live in the Mojave desert. So far i haven’t heard any mention of the wind. We have had 20+ mph winds for over a week. Good luck racing in that.
Yeap
@Kymillman seems to have the most comprehensive pre event GP race build up.
Another video on Vegas going up tomorrow and one next Wednesday
I am really excited man..Las Vegas please give us a good race ...
Wonderful and one complete video.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great insight
I hope they learn a lot from this year and do a Better job for the locals next year. Thanks for the video
Neat video, thanks for mid up to date insight from both sides of the fence. I'm flying out from NZ to experience the infrastructure in about 5 hours time. Staying at The Venetian until Thursday.... 8am flight out on Thursday ... It sounds like I need to be leaving the hotel at 4am to make the flight 🤮
PaulyC!!!! Love his Vegas vids.
Very happy to see what's really going on there. Great content!
Great video, looks like the rain is pulling south of Vegas so it will be dry. I'm in northern California and was going to go but I wanted them to iron out the first year issues. Looks like a great race but next year it needs to be earlier during the summer when it's warmer out. Way too cold for racing cars and lack of grip will be huge.
Ls Vegas damn near goin to be the real life Rainbow road
Appreciate you interviewing some of the folks affected. It's truly a shame. Next year will be better by default but F1 really has to take care of the community. It doesn't take much for an event like this to be a lightning rod politically and the next mayor shuts it down.
VIP hospitality ticket prices are sinking like a stone. Koval Lane VIP Suites were $10k but now you can get them for $2,750. Secondary market for Skybox and Paddock Club are also sinking.
Honestly, this is one race I'll be glad I'm watching on F1TV. Looks like its going to be a nightmare to navigate the track as a spectator. COTA '24, here I come.
You can't navigate the track as a ticket hold. Tickets are for zones. A downside of this event. Like you said Navigating this looks like a nightmare. I think I'll be at the Ellis Island CasinoF1 party for this race. On the Back straight.
Best view and least expensive is in front of the TV. But it was to be expected with Liberty media in charge of F1. A complete circus but it might be fun, time will tell.
Good job.
Great video man!
"so if you pay the charge, don't tip!" instant like
The cynic in me wonders how much of the surcharge actually goes to the driver.
of course nothing, that version of myself tried to bother me but this is such an obvious thing that just heats up my constant thought about loving f1 even though i hate everything about it.
but yeah untill now i did just admit to my friends this hard passion about this sport , and they can just make fun on me with no problems :)@@EMichaelBall
Kym, I love your videos. I never miss a single one. Linda, here all the way in South Africa. PS; It is pronounced more like 2Pahk than 2Pack.
Great job talking to locals Kym, gives real insight to how this race is affecting the local community. Seems hard to believe this could happen again.
it will happen again, nearly 500M have been invested.
The fact this race is even happening to begin with is proof how much money got into this.
Mind you, this race wasn't even necessary, but the US (like all oil countries in Middle East) paid a good chunk to feature it; having F1 races in your country is prestigious.
Actually F1 funded this whole thing themselves.@@NothingXemnas
I think it will be a good thing in the long run
Crazy that they the F1 people didn't realize that it actually be cold at night in the American Desert in November!
People in las vegas when theres a F1 circuit in their city: 😭
I just hope its a good safe race with no drivers hurt or injured
1:25 Nissan CEO Ghosn arriving at the paddock 🤣😜
This is crazy , but can't wait🤘🏼🏁
Did Pirelli make a tire for a frozen or icy track?
that one business closing down is already too heavy of an impact.
rainowroad, the perfect description of this track/event. for eleberties that dont even knew what f1 was untill a week ago 😂
Great information as always thanks for the great video
I have to say as a huge F1 fan of course I’ll watch the race but it’s seems to be more like a show there’s much better tracks that already exist in the US
I always love your commitment and thanks for the photo of Carlos last week 👍
It's not challenging for the drivers at all, they will get bored of it .
A 3 year contract.
@@Military872
I don’t think they have thought about the cold temperature at that time of night when they brake coming down to turn 1 for the first time it will be definitely interesting
I think it’s 10 year contract
Ticket from $18k a year ago then $15k three months ago. Now, $9k for 3 days weekend. I wouldn’t be surprised $100.00 on Saturday night. The temperature will drop down to 49 degree by 2300 pm. Good luck to warm up those tires. Sounds pretty much like The Lost Vegas GP.
Top marks for the eye makeup at 7m 40s
Really good and informative video. If I lived in Vegas, I’d be fuming with all of the road closures and the traffic nightmares that they have had to deal with, all for a long weekend of F1. Don’t get me wrong, I love F1 the sport, but the business end of it has gotten way to greedy with their success. This turns a lot of people off. The fact that F1 bought out every single hotel room that overlooked the track, and then sold them as overpriced packages.. big time greed
YES! It is READY NOW @noon Tuesday 11/14 I have driven slowly around it in my MB G65. The track is 3.85 miles max speed expected to be up to 212 mph but may come down to get quicker lap times a balance of passing ability and lap times. Race 50 laps abt 2 hours IT will be INCREDIBLE at night even showing the new SPHERE show place on the laps just behind Palazzo Casino. Paddock pass was $15,000 all sold abt 2 months ago. Las Vegas is where it's happening. NBA will be next on brd!!
Imagine a street circuit in Times Square
Its a new venue.
It will have its learning curve.
Will be a great show.
They WILL return.
I hope it’s tacky af, like the Miami GP driver entrances. I want all the Europe fans to shit on the “Americanization of the event” cuz it is tacky af
I honestly don't know how negative or positive the whole event is because you have pros and cons.
I feel like, if there's a repeat of this GP, the disruption next year won't be anywhere near as bad for locals. Most of the disruption seems to come from the need to pave the roads with proper asphalt and the construction of purpose-built infrastructure. As for local businesses, those are the ones I feel bad about, and they're the ones who should be compensated if the event blocks business from happening.
I will say one thing tho. It's a GP made by the rich, for the rich. Price tickets aren't even obnoxiously high, they're insultingly high. So, I do understand the frustration. If the event flops, that's a grease fire nobody will want to get near. If it's not a flop due to millionaires flocking there like ants ready to squeeze the event on social media for all it's worth and the GP is there next year, the disruption won't be anywhere near as bad for locals.
We'll see how it goes.
that's the thing, the more often a city does the f1 charade, the easier and faster it will be, just look at monaco and how well they manage after ages of practice
1:52 dutch greenhouse to chill out after the madness of vegas
Hi Kym love your content btw first view I guess
Hey, thanks!
It s good that f1 back in las vegas old circiut was parking lot now hotels there
This is gonna be nuts. The fact the track goes through the intersection where Tupac got shot is pretty crazy
Not factual. Track goes nowhere near mgm grand
I think what Max said about this race is one of the more honest takes I’ve seen, “I think we are there more for the show, and the racing itself if you look at the layout of the track.“
I don’t think it is going to be an entertaining race, but off track it will be phenomenal visually
i have a feeling we will see alot of off track useless things.
I think a lot of people are thinking that. I'm optimistic, there's a few long straights where the slip stream and/or drs I think actually might keep racing close. Someone that's been passed I think will be able to pass back rather quick. Couple that with the unknown, like Red Bull could have another Singapore, and it might be exciting.
Cmon lets not be pessimistic.
Sure it wont be the greatest race ever but at least it will be better than Monaco because there will actually be some overtaking opportunities, especially in the straights.
@@accent1666 I don't mind bad races. I mind useless additions. This race risked removal of older tracks because some countries are paying less to stay than the US and OPEP can. Hell, Brazil had to wait until the last year of the contract to confirm they were staying until 2030, and had they failed to pay, there would be no more races anywhere in South America, while US alone has 3 out of 24 (by FIA rules, 24 is the most races a single season can have; slots are full).
Have tried it in a sim? Pretty good overtaking.
Next season, why not get fans from around the world to say “Stay Passionate” in their own languages! “Fanacht Paiseanta!!”
Do this and you're just asking for lots of people saying profanity in languages you don't understand.
Loved the video kym
I doubt Lando has ever done an hour's worth of building work in his life regardless of the hard hat and hammer thumbnail photo.
He told me he constructed a Log cabin in the redwoods some years ago, single-handedly
There are always growing pains to massive projects like this, especially when just about everyone involved seemed to delay negotiations, construction, etc. Luckily it will only get better now over time and probably turn into something very cool. One thing however, I don't want F1 to lose it's actual race tracks! Street tracks are pretty neat, but world renown race tracks are epic! I can't even believe there was ever talk about losing out on Spa. That's crazy. If they did that, they should refab Laguna Seca corkscrew to work with F1 cars! But still, nothing like Spa!
I believe it will get better over time, the first time is always hard
LOL
I’m so excited about this! I hate to hear about the businesses that are losing out though..if only I could go just to get a glimpse of Carlos 😂
The airport surcharges over the f1 weekend are outrageous as well. over $3000 usd just to land.!
I guess Southwest won’t be scheduling random layovers in Vegas that weekend.
Awesome content, we can not wait to get there. Will you be doing a meet up? Appreciate all your updates!!
Those Deathclaws outside Sloan really holding everything up, huh?
The surcharge is because a lot of the rides will be flat rate but take extra time. Airport trips for instance, or hotel to certain hot spots. That said, as an American, I'm glad I live in a state where tipping is purely a nicety because our laws do not allow for tips to be deducted from a persons wage. Nevada IS a state where workers that are tipped have a significantly lower pre-tip minimum wage requirement, but I believe the employer must ultimately make up the difference between tipped and non-tip working minimum wage in the end. So you're always saving the employer money with a tip in a state like that, but not necessarily hurting the employee if they work in a low tip rate job.
Oh man, I love Mario Karts!
I'm still surprised that the community is mad about these kind of big events, they forgot that Las Vegas is basically a strip club and will do anything to monetize every penny out of it. Sure you could say that it's also a city and a community lives there but c'mon when money talks it does and won't care of whoever takes them in the way. But feel free to comment.
I agree, that's why I find all the complaints ironic.. The whole place thrives on pure capitalism, lol..
It's called "The City that Never Sleeps", if the locals are upset about the pinnacle of motorsport hosting an event in Vegas, they should move out to the desert
@@TheJester-ct5piLas Vegas is the desert 🤣
They are mad because they are not seeing much capital gains from it.
One thing I can’t understand is why the qualifying session is at midnight local time.
9 AM in Paris. Most TV money is still in Europe.
They should just go ahead and announce New Orleans French Quarter F1 and Midtown Manhattan F1 street circuits...
I look at it this first F1 Los Vegas Grand Prix as a great generator of lots of things go put on the wish list for next year's F1 race! Support races: The West Coast SCCA along with the Porsche club could do some days at the F1 track earlier in the week. Much better flyover or tunnel under access to the middle isolated section of the track should be done that gives similar access as the at-grade options. These might need to be made interesting to negate some of their slightly extra time and effort to use. There are probably lots of compromises to fit the current F1 track into Los Vegas. It is better to build a new city around a F1 track than to retrofit one, but Vegas structures only last as long as they are a perk so it's always being rebuilt anyway.
Not the first Vegas F1 Gran Prix. It's the 3rd.
@@CurtlfThis is the 3rd F1 GP in Vegas, but the first 2 races in the early 80s were officially called the Caesars Palace Grand Prix. So officially this is the first Las Vegas Grand Prix. Also- there was a venue called Stardust Raceway in Vegas in the 60s that F1 should have gone to. That was a good track.
As a Vegas local, and an F1 fan, it' so unfortunate to seeing how expensive tickets are.
Check other track prices. Not much different
My wife and I visited in mid May. I knew the construction was going to be bad but the traffic was horrible. I'm guessing the Hollywood types will be out in force. Couple that with the money that seems to follow F1 everywhere, the race should be a financial success. Shame the small business folks are gonna get dinged on what could be a bonanza weekend for them.
Thanks for your report and I'm looking forward to your after race updates.
I’m one of those businesses and you aren’t realizing why we are complaining…we are set to be reimbursed millions. Same thing happened in Miami
It’s not so much complaining as it is campaigning! 😂
I’m one of those businesses and you aren’t realizing why we are complaining…we are set to be reimbursed millions. Same thing happened in Miami
It’s not so much complaining as it is campaigning! 😂
I’m one of those businesses and you aren’t realizing why we are complaining…we are set to be reimbursed millions. Same thing happened in Miami
It’s not so much complaining as it is campaigning! 😂
Pretty sure that cage is to prevent objects flying from cars killing someone 6:11