Max Verstappen Warns F1 Over Losing Historic Venues for Las Vegas GP & Others

Formula One will visit Las Vegas next season to host a 3rd F1 race in the United States. There has been a lot of interest from the country in the sport for the past couple of years. But certain drivers like Max Verstappen and Lando Norris have mentioned that the sport needs to retain some of the historic tracks and not sacrifice them in place of new venues.

There has been a lot of speculation since the announcement of Las Vegas around some historic tracks losing out on a spot on the F1 calendar.

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Certain tracks like Monaco, Paul Ricard, and Spa-Francorchamps have been under the microscope since the announcement of Las Vegas. But there are some apprehensions from Verstappen and Norris about the sport adding too many street tracks.

Max Verstappen gives his take on Las Vegas being added to the F1 calendar

The world champion mentioned he was very excited to race in Las Vegas next season and jokingly predicted that there won’t be many drivers facing any issues of dehydration throughout the weekend.

But on a more serious note, he pointed out that the sports need to be careful in not targeting too many street circuits.

“I think we have to find a balance, of course. It’s very important we do visit proper tracks still, not only street circuits, but I’m sure F1 is well aware of that.”

“I can definitely understand that we need a few more races in the U.S. to increase the popularity there as well and of course, we’re happy to go there, but we also find it important to keep a few historical tracks that are really enjoyable to drive on the calendar,” said Max.

Norris also seconded Verstappen’s comments and revealed that he quite enjoys racing at the old school tracks. It is interesting to hear the comments of two of the best drivers on the grid about F1 expanding its calendar.

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These have been the same worries as the loyal F1 fans have a mixed reaction to Las Vegas being added to the calendar. But the sport needs to find a balance so that we can see racing on the old school layouts as well.