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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix hit with class action lawsuit (www.reviewjournal.com)
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A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix in relation to fans being forced to leave Thursday’s practice session after an hourslong delay.

Dimopoulos Law Firm and co-counsel JK Legal & Consulting filed the suit Friday in Nevada District Court on behalf of 35,000 fans who purchased tickets to Thursday’s practice run, the legal firms announced Saturday.

Just nine minutes after Thursday’s’s practice session began, a water valve cover came loose and damaged multiple F1 drivers’ vehicles. That led to a 2 ½ hour delay, with a 90-minute second practice session beginning at 2:30 a.m. Friday.

Fans were forced by police and security officers to leave at 1:30 a.m. Friday and weren’t able to watch the session.

The defendants named in the lawsuit are Liberty Media Corporation, doing business as Formula One Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix and TAB Contractors, Inc. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract, negligence and deceptive trade practices against the defendants.

“We will vindicate the rights of the fans that traveled great distances and paid small fortunes to attend, but were deprived of the experience,” Dimopoulos Law Firm owner and lead attorney Steve Dimopoulos said in a statement.

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[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

I really get tired of Europeans whining about a handful of morning (not even that early) races when vast portions of the world have to deal with the inconvenient times of the European races.

Suck it up, if you don’t want to wake up then don’t. I wake up for 6am races most of the calendar

[-] Hoomod@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I'd take a 6am race over a 1am race

They could've had the race at like 7pm local time and it would still be a night race

[-] florge@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I really don't get whats so bad about a 6AM race, if I did watch the races live I'd actually be more likely to be able to watch one at 6AM rather than in the middle of the day.

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

The amount of drugs needed to stay up until 6am

[-] JCPhoenix@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Bernie, you're using the wrong drugs.

Or just wake up at 6am and then get ecclestoned.

[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Go to sleep early, wake up at 6 with a coffee and breakfast. When I wake up early for races 18+ times a year that’s what I do. Then when the race is done get on with the Sunday cleaning like normal sundays

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