Viva Las Vegas with Rahul

We’re rolling straight into Las Vegas — where the lights are blinding, the paddock is billion-dollar shiny, and the cars hit 300 km/h down the Strip at midnight. The Las Vegas Grand Prix is part street race, part spectacle, part fever dream, and absolutely nothing about it is normal.

Joined by Rahul (from the Shanghai episode), we talk about this 6.2 km Spiderpig-shaped circuit with Monza-level straights, freezing desert temperatures, and tyres sliding around like it’s an ice rink. We break down the chaos of racing at 2 a.m., the Sphere, the Strip, the cold, the late-night fireworks, and why this track—simple on paper—becomes pure mayhem in real life.

We also dive into the short but wild history of Vegas in F1, from the 1980s Caesars Palace parking-lot GP to Liberty Media’s over-the-top 2023 revival, and relive the drama of 2024: Russell’s win, Sainz’s revenge, and Max sealing another title under the neon glow.

Vegas is loud, messy, spectacular, and impossible to ignore.

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https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/las-vegas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Grand_Prix

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip_Circuit

https://f1.fandom.com/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip_Circuit?file=Las_Vegas_Street_Track_since_2023.png

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/verstappen-crowned-champion-as-russell-heads-mercedes-1-2-in-las-vegas.3TZdhZEthj8sADUPU8p6Ni