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Las Vegas Forced Into Extravagant $9,000,000 Move as Super Bowl & F1 Increase the Bill Significantly

Published 04/05/2023, 8:00 AM EDT

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Formula 1 is slowly and steadily moving towards becoming one of the biggest sports organizations in the whole wide world. No doubt, from the very inception of the sport, it has garnered an image of luxury and thrill. However, in the very real world economics of it all, the sport has just begun to make it big. All of this goes down majorly to the fact that F1 has been expanding its fan base in the United States of America.

With the advent of the US invasion, 2023 will see a whopping three United States Grand Prix. With the established Circuit of The Americas and the new Miami Grand Prix, we will travel to sin city to witness the Las Vegas Grand Prix this year. But with this race being tipped as one of the biggest racing events ever, the city of Las Vegas needs to do a bit of hefty readying.

Las Vegas buffs up in preparation for the Las Vegas GP

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A lot of the glitz and glamor will be a part of the event later this year. And hence, in a move that has cost around $9,000,000, the Henderson Executive Airport in Nevada has decided to buff itself up.

According to the F1 man, Vincenzo Landino, “Seeing the massive influx of private jets at the Miami GP and Super Bowl in Phoenix, Henderson Executive Airport’s 18-acre expansion now serves 80-100 more private biz jets. Las Vegas is set to host an F1 race this year and the Super Bowl early 2024.”

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The race is hotly anticipated, and according to the man at the helm of it all, it’s going to be bigger than ever!

Strong proclamation made by Vegas GP’s head

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As soon as Formula 1 announced the race, there was a lot of chatter amongst the fans, drivers, and paddock insiders alike. Safe to say, the Las Vegas leg of the Formula 1 calendar is going to be one mighty event. And this isn’t lost on Renee Wilm, CEO of the GP.

GPBlog.com quoted him as saying, “We think this is going to be the biggest sports and entertainment event of the year. Here is an absolute transformation going on in this city and we are thrilled to be part of it.”

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Anirban Aly Mandal

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a Formula 1 Author at EssentiallySports. In his pursuit for a Bachelor's degree in Law from Symbiosis Law School, he has written multiple academic papers centered around the domain of motorsports. Not only that, but due to his love for F1, he aims to work as a legal advisor in the most prestigious racing series in the world some day.
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Varunkumaar Chelladurai