F1’s plan after 2024 Vegas GP sales dip: Go bigger, cheaper and ‘make a splash again’

Since returning to the Formula One calendar in 2023, the Las Vegas Grand Prix stands out for doing things a bit differently — from the Saturday night race start time, ensuring the race pops against the city’s famed skyline, to shutting down the Strip to form part of the track. The first two years of the race have been enormous undertakings. But ahead of its third running, there’s an extra challenge facing one of F1’s most hyped-up events: the decline in tourism that Vegas has faced this year. In September, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) noted an 8.8 percent...