T o mangle a sports metaphor, the Las Vegas Grand Prix is Steve Ely’s Super Bowl.

As the general manager of the F1 Arcade, which opened last month at the Forum Shops at Caesars, Formula One weekend will be the 21,000-square-foot venue’s first real test.

“It’s a really big, important experience for us,” Ely says. “We’re so excited to be a part of the race.”

Not surprisingly, given its name, the F1 Arcade is focused on the 87 full-motion racing simulators with five skill modes that Ely says are “very similar” to those used by Formula One drivers. The Las Vegas Grand Prix course is one of the tracks guests can race on via those sims.

“You’re able to see all of the landmarks as you’re driving through the track,” Ely says. “It’s not the easiest track. It’s a very fast track, but not the eas

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