Max Verstappen wasn’t the biggest fan of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix before the event’s inaugural race in 2023. He said he looked “like a clown” during last year’s opening ceremonies. Now, after two trips around the 17-turn,

The Las Vegas Grand Prix has mastered the art of the Formula 1 street circuit in a way that never seemed possible in America.

Las Vegas held two championship races in 1981 and 1982, both title-deciding season-enders going under the name of the Caesars Palace Grand Prix, before the Nevada city returned to the calendar last year.