Mercedes' Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend got off to a fantastic start as it topped both practice sessions.

Fernando Alonso has expressed a hope that Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll will be given a competitive car in F1 to "change the opinion of many people".

'Red Bull gives you wings', but why has the Milton Keynes team provided Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez with the rear wing option it has for the Las Vegas Grand Prix?

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has remarked that he wishes to "punch in the nose" people who suggest that the team has secured the F1 Constructors' title in 2024.

This is only my test picture. I’ll be posting a full album from my DSLR later next week.

It is insane just how big these events are and how surprisingly well organized everything has been. Really impressed overall with how alive everything has been.

I had earplugs plus noise canceling headphones on and the engines were still clear as day. Absolutely insane how fast they go. GA is sat right around the sphere and it’s a pretty heavy breaking zone. Even then, trying to track the cars for a good shot proved really challenging. Definitely pushed my skills.

And totally unrelated, but I also learned OneRepublic is responsible for like 90% of the modern pop radio that I hate. So that was fun to sit through…

All signs point to Andretti/GM joining the grid as 11th team in 2026. They are also committed to building their own power unit by 2028.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/c3vly6rlxe9o

https://racingnews365.com/exclusive-f1-set-to-welcome-new-team

https://apnews.com/article/f1-andretti-expansion-towriss-1de51966929f09616110d2ae9b5e1d79

ROUND 22: 🇺🇸 United States

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

• Circuit name: Las Vegas Strip Circuit
• First Grand Prix: 2023
• Number of laps: 50
• Circuit Length: 6.201 km
• Race Distance: 309.958 km
• Lap record: 1:35.490 Oscar Piastri (2023)
• 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

ROUND 22: 🇺🇸 United States

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

• Circuit name: Las Vegas Strip Circuit
• First Grand Prix: 2023
• Number of laps: 50
• Circuit Length: 6.201 km
• Race Distance: 309.958 km
• Lap record: 1:35.490 Oscar Piastri (2023)
• 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

George Russell shocked by silence from F1’s governing body since it received an open letter from the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association

Japanese driver is struggling to convince Red Bull that he deserves a shot at its main squad

Oscar Piastri has revealed that Lando Norris' dwindling F1 title hopes have seen McLaren revise its rules on team orders again from the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

A homophobic comment recently was made by Sergio Perez's father in Mexican media, with the Red Bull driver outlining his opposition to the remark.

The FIA has issued a technical directive ahead of the F 1 Las Vegas GP after Red Bull complained rival outfits were navigating a loophole in the regulations.

Pierre Gasly is the only driver not to sustain any damage costs in the 2024 season thus far.

Franco Colapinto has addressed his F1 future, stating he would rather seek opportunities outside the championship than sit on the sidelines.

Charles Leclerc believes that Ferrari has what it takes to overhaul McLaren in the race for the 2024 Formula 1 Constructors' title.

https://www.visacashapprb.com/int-en/2024-las-vegas-livery-reveal

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Punchy comments from Grand Prix Drivers Association director George Russell on the huge amount of personnel change at the FIA, calling it not the most stable of places. Drivers “probably a bit fed up” as it “only seems to be going, to a degree, in the wrong direction” under Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Post continued:

This comes after the surprise exit of race director Niels Wittich, which Ben Sulayem seems to have instigated quite suddenly. And after the GPDA called out the FIA and Ben Sulayem for the way they deal with drivers. No response from the FIA yet and I understand nothing is currently planned.

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social/post/3lbgtjfatrs2p

Toto Wolff has singled out Christian Horner as the one F1 team boss reluctant to fully support him and Susie Wolff amid an FIA probe instigated in December 2023.

Toto Wolff has moved to clarify a comment he made in a recently published book covering Mercedes, insisting it has been taken out of context.

A number of young F1 drivers will seek to make a name for themselves next year when they make the full-time jump.