Colorful lights, roulette and blackjack characterize an entire city, such as Las Vegas, hosting 22th of its 24 games, with interest in the league’s outcome peaking. In Las Vegas Max Ferstapen goes with a 62-degree difference over Lando Norris, with the Dutch Red Bull driver being the ultimate favourite for Formula 1 title, which if he comes he will be the 4th streak. On the other hand, psychology is against the British McLaren driver, who is called not only to win all three grand prix remaining, but also the one sprint we will have in the next race in Qatar and, at the same time, wants Ferstapen to have zero point harvest. Only with a miracle will Norris get the title. Formula 1 returns to Las Vegas for the fourth time in its history. After two races held on a route that had been carved around Caesars Palace in 1981 and 1982, last year the match found a new home in the entertainment capital, with the track using part of the famous Avenue (Strip) from which it was named. The Las Vegas match is the third this year to be held in the United States, after Miami and Austin. After the Spa track that is 7,004 metres long, the Nevada track is the second largest in the calendar with 6,201 metres. It has 17 turns and the race lasts 50 runs. It is a high-speed track, with three straight and final speeds that reached 350 km/h last year, with several opportunities to pass, especially at turn 14. Night the race and with temperature switch This year, action on the track begins with two periods of free testing on Thursday (morning Friday hours for Greece, 04:30 and 08:00) and culminates with the race that will take place Saturday night local time ( 08:00 morning Sunday in Greece), entirely in light of the spotlights. There are other evening games, such as in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi, but no one shows as much temperature drop between day and night as this weekend’s race. This is due to the city’s location in the Mojave Desert. The other four routes are just a short distance from the sea. In addition, the November date excludes the usual time of spring or summer when most races are held. It is therefore very likely that single cars will face an air temperature of about 10° Celsius and similar road surface temperatures. The tyre strategy As it has become a rule for routes on public roads, Pirelli has chosen the three softest charges for the race: C3 as tough, C4 as middle and C5 as soft, as in 2023. The main challenge on the front of the tyres will be to maintain them in the window of optimal temperature operation, especially during the configurators and especially on the front axle. Drivers should be careful to bring tyres to temperature without overheating them, avoiding any blockages at the severe braking points, particularly at the end of the large straights, along which the tyres are subject to further decrease in the temperature on their surface. In addition, low temperatures lead to a reduction in adhesion and this can cause an increase in local distortion. These factors could lead to acceleration of deterioration. Legally this will bring about a strategy of two changes, which was the most popular choice last year. However, a change can prove to be competitive, especially if the driver gradually brings tires to operating temperature by extending their life span over a long period. Due to the difficulty of bringing tires to operating temperature, early entry into pits to try to win positions by bypass (undercut) is not very effective. In fact, theoretically, staying for more laps on the track is a better choice. As always on a public road route, red flags and safety cars are a strong possibility with all the unforeseen ones they can carry. Including restarting which will be difficult in terms of tyre temperature management. In 2023, Max Ferstapen won, finishing first in front of Charles Leclair and Sergio Peres. The Story of American Games This year’s Las Vegas race will be the 79th round of the World Driver Championship held in the US, in modern Formula 1 history (1950). The US is together with Germany and Great Britain in second place on the list of countries that have hosted most Grand Prix. Only Italy with 107 matches has hosted more Grand Prix. To date, 11 routes have been used in the United States : Austin (12 Grand Prix), Dallas (1), Detroit (7), Indianapolis (19), Las Vegas (3), Long Beach (8), Miami (3), Phoenix (3), Riverside (1), Sebring (1) and Watkins Glenn (20). The two drivers who are at the top of the winning list in matches held in the US will be on the track this weekend in Las Vegas: Lewis Hamilton and Max Ferstapen have 6 wins. After Charles Leclair’s win in Austin last month, Ferrari is the most successful team in the US with 14 wins. In addition to Formula 1, Ferrari in Las Vegas will participate in a unique Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli event with 35 drivers. The 296 Challenge runs in the North American league, fitted with Pirelli tires, Ferrari’s partner in this league since 1993.
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