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The Formula 1 He celebrated his return in style. Las Vegas Grand Prix, United States, with a spectacular party. It was an exciting way to officially begin in the most flashy way possible with an opening ceremony that featured a card full of big-name stars alongside their own drivers.

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The all-star cast selected for the ”musical shows” included Andra Day, Bishop Briggs, J Balvin, Journey, Keith Urban, Steve Aoki, Thirty Seconds to Mars, will.i.am, Tiesto, Kylie Minogue and John Legend, plus appearances by Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil.

The event brought together music and motor sports fans who enjoyed memorable performances by these multi-award-winning musicians, interacting with the stars of the F1 grid, with the world-famous Las Vegas Strip – its main avenue – as a backdrop. background.

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The F1 drivers were very impressed by the fantastic presentation and have been giving their reactions to the new event.

And, while the race won’t begin until Free Practice 1 takes place this Thursday night, anticipation for the event is already growing, with Daniel Ricciardo as one of those who expressed a lot of enthusiasm for the ”Grand Prix” in the entertainment capital of the world:

“It’s great, it’s always great, of course. I think being sober in Las Vegas is already unique! Ricciardo joked in his speech to the media on Wednesday. Obviously that clip circulated in which I mentioned it [would be cool] I think in 2017; I said it, but a lot of people worked hard to make this happen, I didn’t do anything! But knowing that we’re here six years later, and that we’re not somewhere on the outskirts of Las Vegas, but on the Strip… I don’t know, it’s definitely surreal. I feel like we are living in a movie. Put it this way, I’m very glad to be here to experience this for the first time. Obviously I thought I’d have the whole year off to compete, but it was half a year and I’m happy to be here for the first one. “I think it’s going to be pretty special.”

Charles Leclerc, was another who recently revealed that he had been partying with Ricciardo during a previous visit to Las Vegas, and is equally excited to hit the court for the first time. When asked how he felt about visiting the city in a professional capacity and not simply for fun, the Ferrari driver explained:

“Right now it feels very different; the last time I came here was to party. This weekend there are no parties planned, maybe Saturday night if there is a win, but only if there is a win! Until on Saturday we will have to work hard to achieve it. I love street tracks, so first of all I can’t wait to get out on the track tomorrow and try this new street track. I have done quite a few laps on the simulator, but the amount of data is limited for now because we haven’t done any real laps yet, but the ones I did virtually I enjoyed.”

The Las Vegas Grand Prix will be the third race of the season in his country for Logan Sargeant of Williams, and the rookie driver hopes to return to a city he previously enjoyed racing in during his karting days:

“I’m [emocionado], sure. I think these three US Grands Prix have been super special in their own way: obviously, Miami is on my doorstep; I feel like Austin always has one of the best energy and atmospheres we experience all season; And who can say they’ve driven an F1 car down the Las Vegas Strip? It will be great. “I’ve raced here many times in the past in karting and it was always my favorite race of the year, so by doing it again in F1 I hope we can make it a good race.”

Although Kevin Magnussen He is one of those who admitted that the change in schedules (with sessions that ran late into the night before the Grand Prix took place on Saturday night) seems “strange” so far, the Dane added:

“I’m sure it will be an exciting race and a spectacular event.”

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The show so far has also greatly impressed Valtteri Bottas. When asked if he had ever experienced a similar opening for an F1 race during his long career, the Alfa Romeo driver responded:

“No, I haven’t. It has been quite spectacular, with a lot of buzz and it is for a reason. It is a unique place for a Grand Prix and they have done a great job. Everything here looks very good and everything is ready”.

Now, everything is ready for the cars to go out to the new 6,201 meter long street track to show their own show and the special night program prepared for this event has the following scheme in Argentine time:

Nov 17 Practice 1: 1:30 am / 2:30 am

Nov 17 Practice 2: 5:00 am / 6:00 am

Nov 18 Practice 3: 1:30 am / 2:30 am

Nov 18 Classification: 5:00 am / 6:00 am

Nov 19 Grand Prix -50 laps-: 3:00 am

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