--- title: "F1 Cars Take Over Las Vegas Strip Ahead of 2023 Race" date: "2022-11-06" modified: "2022-11-06" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/f1-cars-take-over-las-vegas-strip-ahead-of-2023-race" categories: - "News" - "Racing" --- # F1 Cars Take Over Las Vegas Strip Ahead of 2023 Race ![]() Next year, Formula 1 is headed to Las Vegas. The 2023 [Las Vegas GP ]()is going to be a street circuit set on the famous Vegas strip, with F1 cars [screaming past ]()the neon lights of iconic casinos and hotels. It should be one hell of a spectacle. And to give fans a taste of what's to come, F1 took over Las Vegas with a launch party on Saturday, November 5, and let some of its cars and drivers loose on the strip. The launch party started at Caesars Palace and 500 fans were in attendance to see four F1 drivers rip up and down the Vegas strip in their F1 cars. Three different teams, and four drivers, were in attendance: William's Alex Albon, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, and Mercedes' George Russell and seven-time world champion[ Lewis Hamilton](). While this was mostly a PR move for F1 to drum up American excitement about next year's race in Vegas, it was still awesome to see F1 cars racing past some of the United States' most famous landmarks. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1589233638297804801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez in particular wowed fans by doing big, smokey donuts. Hamilton's was more exciting because, after a while, all you could see through the dense tire smoke was the teal underglow of his F1 car. But it wasn't all donuts and underglow, as all four drivers lit up the strip, proving just how exciting the 2023 race is going to be. Seeing genuine F1 cars hit the streets of Vegas, in between some of the most iconic landmarks in the country, while hearing their exhausts fill the desert air, must have been incredibly cool. And that's just a taste of what's to come. Imagine what it's going to be like once there's an actual grand prix race going on, with 20 F1 cars' screaming engines and exhausts reverberating off the casino walls. As incredible as Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas is, and how flashy the Miami GP was, the Las Vegas GP has the chance to be the most exciting U.S. grand prix of them all. https://twitter.com/F1LasVegas/status/1588192844442873857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()