Trader Talk: Verstappen Eyes 4th Consecutive Drivers’ Title at Las Vegas Grand Prix
Former F1 driver Mika Hakkinen is looking for a three-team Battle Royale along the streets of Sin City this weekend during the Las Vegas Grand Prix, scheduled for Saturday at 10 p.m. local time.
For Europeans who love car racing, and who might have money on the race, that start time means they can watch the event with a cup of coffee early Sunday morning. On the East Coast of the US, that puts the start time past midnight.
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Las Vegas Grand Prix CEO Renee Wilm says the start time was all about compromise, to max out the potential viewership.
The nighttime race does make for some odd viewing for people used to daytime racing, but there’s no denying the dramatic effect of a lit-up Strip, with its tapestry of colors and the nighttime desert sky as a backdrop.
All eyes will be on Max Verstappen who’s gunning for this fourth consecutive drivers’ title this weekend. The Dutchman won the inaugural Las Vegas race last year and is coming off a dominant win at a frenetic Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil on November 3.
