Official 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[Piginapoke]

Here we are, the bottom of the barrel looking for a few more dollars, all expertly narrated by good old Crofty. I'm laid up at home after a bike accident, so the thread is a bit early and my mood is grumpy.

Track looks to be a mix of Saudi Arabia and Singapore, and uninspiring to say the least. It’s going to be freezing in the desert- qualifying is at midnight local time.

In such unusual conditions, maybe a chance for Mclaren to beat Red Bull? The team was close in Brazil and the poll is for 1st for this reason. Alonso is reinstated after Brazil's heroics .

Date(s): Friday 16 to Sunday 18 November 2023.

UK Broadcast Timings (and track time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1. Qualifying and race highlights are shown on Channel 4.







Virtual lap:

https://youtu.be/8P6eQ4a_13E?si=IoTJlmk_WiNOwviR

Live timing for all sessions available here:

https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html

Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:

https://www.fia.com/documents/championships/fia-fo...

Weather forecast (maybe mixed on Friday):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5506956

Tyre options:

Softest range- C3-C5

2022 Result :

N/A

Edited by Piginapoke on Thursday 9th November 10:46

[595Heaven]

Thanks PIAP!

The grid walk should be interesting. Not sure about the race….

[Piginapoke]

595Heaven said:

Thanks PIAP!

The grid walk should be interesting. Not sure about the race….

I think it's all going to be awful

[stemcsteste]

Thanks PiaP

With the possibility of yellow flags,safety cars and cold conditions , Could be a really good chance for Norris

[Piginapoke]

stemcsteste said:

Thanks PiaP

With the possibility of yellow flags,safety cars and cold conditions , Could be a really good chance for Norris

He's got my vote. The RB19 is often slow to warm up its tyres- I think it could really struggle in 5 degrees. It's also (relatively) weaker on street circuits so Norris has a real shot.

Edited by Piginapoke on Thursday 9th November 10:46

[vaud]

OK, I'll throw a spanner into the works.

Have we ever raced at 5c? On a green track, will Pirelli have brought the right tyres or could we have a massive fail at a US GP?

[Sycamore]

Does this new thread mean that people will stop arguing in the Brazil thread on whether Perez is a useless dhead or not?

[DOCG]

Race at 22:00 local time? Why? Pretty sure that will be 1am EST where the majority of the US market is located. Surely a 19:00 or 20:00 start would make a lot more sense.

[talksthetorque]

I’ve been seeing on Instagram some of the locals complaining about the F1 preparations ruining their beautiful city. Trees being dug up, fountains drained and refilled with grandstands, OPAQUE window film being applied to bridges so you can’t see if you’re not paying
I’m sure the actual locals who they turfed off the land to build a corrupt cash cow might have had the same complaints.
Sorry to hear you’re laid up PIAP. Get well soon.

It’s something new. I’m wondering which member of the sky team will look worse for wear on the FP3 forecast

For the racing, I wonder if the Ferrari teams will benefit from the lower temps as well.
Red flag in q3 and a Haas front row anyone?

[talksthetorque]

DOCG said:

Race at 22:00 local time? Why? Pretty sure that will be 1am EST where the majority of the US market is located. Surely a 19:00 or 20:00 start would make a lot more sense.

Wrong way! Earlier for the eastern seaboard.

[EmailAddress]

Sycamore said:

Does this new thread mean that people will stop arguing in the Brazil thread on whether Perez is a useless dhead or not?

Pigs.

Flying.

[vaud]

DOCG said:

Race at 22:00 local time? Why? Pretty sure that will be 1am EST where the majority of the US market is located. Surely a 19:00 or 20:00 start would make a lot more sense.

For Europe and APAC? Afternoon in Japan, Early morning in Europe?

[Sandpit Steve]

vaud said:

DOCG said:

Race at 22:00 local time? Why? Pretty sure that will be 1am EST where the majority of the US market is located. Surely a 19:00 or 20:00 start would make a lot more sense.

For Europe and APAC? Afternoon in Japan, Early morning in Europe?

It’s the same slot they use for boxing title fights in Vegas, gets the largest worldwide audience.

As others have said, I do wonder about the weather conditions. It’s Silverstone February launch day filming weather, just without the rain. The cars won’t have run at anything close to 5ºC for several years now, the Barcelona test in was it 2019, when the first day was snowed off? Since then they’ve always got to Bahrain for ‘winter’ testing, mainly because Bahrain doesn’t have a winter.

[MustangGT]

talksthetorque said:

DOCG said:

Race at 22:00 local time? Why? Pretty sure that will be 1am EST where the majority of the US market is located. Surely a 19:00 or 20:00 start would make a lot more sense.

Wrong way! Earlier for the eastern seaboard.

No, Pacific time is 2 hours ahead of EST, therefore 22:00 EST is 00:00 Pacific time.

[vaud]

MustangGT said:

No, Pacific time is 2 hours ahead of EST, therefore 22:00 EST is 00:00 Pacific time.

No, pacific time is 3 hours ahead of EST.

[DOCG]

vaud said:

MustangGT said:

No, Pacific time is 2 hours ahead of EST, therefore 22:00 EST is 00:00 Pacific time.

No, pacific time is 3 hours ahead of EST.

Pretty sure it is 3 hours behind

[Piginapoke]

DOCG said:

vaud said:

MustangGT said:

No, Pacific time is 2 hours ahead of EST, therefore 22:00 EST is 00:00 Pacific time.

No, pacific time is 3 hours ahead of EST.

Pretty sure it is 3 hours behind

Shall I do a poll?

[Blib]

DOCG said:

vaud said:

MustangGT said:

No, Pacific time is 2 hours ahead of EST, therefore 22:00 EST is 00:00 Pacific time.

No, pacific time is 3 hours ahead of EST.

Pretty sure it is 3 hours behind

This. Midnight in NY is 9pm in LA.

[vaud]

vaud said:

MustangGT said:

No, Pacific time is 2 hours ahead of EST, therefore 22:00 EST is 00:00 Pacific time.

No, pacific time is 3 hours ahead of EST.

ARRRGGHHH my bad. But it is 3 hours, not 2.

[Piginapoke]

I'm not sure this would pass for safe anywhere else: