Did Vegas just LOSE its BIGGEST Event? - HUGE NEWS! 

Interesting, thanks for sharing!:)

I think they should cancel it and move on. I visit Vegas a few times a year and visited right as they wrapped up F1 in November and it was a mess... so much obstruction of views, unnecessary detours, etc., etc.

Unlike the other LV “influencers”, I love your channel the most, cuz you are the only one unafraid to tell it like is. I do appreciate you & just want to say thank you for always keeping us informed. Sadly, my Hubby and I haven’t been back there since 2020, Vegas isn’t what it used to be. Regards from AZ🇺🇸

As a long time local,dealing with the tourist since 1978; the consensus from tourist and locals, the F1 WAS A BUST! I could go on & about the 'whys'; that would be a novel. Good video.

Paradise resident here. We usually visit the strip once a month but during the F1 I avoided the city center for six months, and in the process found a bunch of really nice places OFF the strip that we will be returning to. Thanks Vegas for opening my eyes to all the other great places OUTSIDE of downtown. YOUR LOSS!!!!!!!!!!!

I would NEVER come to Vegas when the race is on. The added cost and expenses not worth it. Sorry Vegas.

Good riddance toF1, and stop the A's from building at the strip for that matter, use the Tropicana to build another resort or rebuild the Tropicana The A's ownership is a cancer, and the strip is under lots of traffic stress and I don't think it can handle much more that a baseball stadium will bring. Great video Steven!

Let the race leave. They had no respect or support for the local small businesses on the inconvience to the local population. Due to the bad traffic and high rates I would never come any time before or just after the race. They destroyed the strips appeal by covering up many of the casinos attractions. As you said only the big strip casinos that appealed to international high rollers did well.

Putting a building in the Bellagio Lake was a JOKE and F1 turned LV into a eye sore!!

I was there in mid September. They had just cut the Bellagio trees down I believe. It was a mess then. We tried to get from the Sahara to MGM grand for the buffet and traffic was a wall at flamingo. Cut to koval and it's blocked. All the way around to Tropicana to get in the parking lot who was free from the hack. Had a timeshare view at Wyndham which was half a block down but had to drive all the way back around to the airport road. That was just my lil experience and I love vegas. The strip is the main draw for the average visitor and F1 took that away. Only ones that benefited were the rich that don't live there. Opposite of the Superbowl that is off the strip.

Good. I went to Vegas 3 times during the construction of F1. NOT one local liked the event in Vegas. Only complaint I’ve ever heard by locals in visiting Vegas for 23 years, at least once a year……… The slow times there are good. That’s when I go………

We were planning on coming to Vegas last fall but didn’t because of F1. It just seems like a huge mess for locals and visitors.

I think the problem is that Vegas itself IS an attraction with year-round activities that draw people in, so obstructing that is different than cities whose entire income derives from the races. I used to live right by UNLV and would have HATED those obstructions near Koval. Regardless, now I know never to visit during November!

Pushed me away in October and November. I hope they don’t come back.

I spent almost the entire month of December and the first few days of January down in Laughlin..Guess what..quiet..beautiful and no traffic congestion or homeless drug addicts all over the place. Plus..there are still places with $7.99 Ny steak and eggs specials! I've been done with Vegas and this is just another reason why.

They should cancel the race.Major headache for regular people who live here.

I am a 3 or 4 times a year visitor to LV from SoCal I avoid the heart of the strip and stay Downtown or more often South Point or Red Rock. F1 would not interfere with my usual routine so they can do as they please. It would NOT be an attraction that would bring me in to town. Thanks, Steven. I really enjoy everything you do on your channel.

As a local, I sure hope it's a one and done situation for F1 in Vegas.

The pro-F1 crowd called us ignorant, we didn't know how big F1 was, how much money it would bring to Vegas, etc etc but we knew... oh we knew.... the money that brought in went to the already rich as expected, and the little guys got hosed because no one could make it to their businesses from all the traffic, including the ride shares.

My ex wife was a travel agent in the 80's and 90's...and we went Vegas at least 10 times in the 80's...my favorite time for Vegas. We stayed on the strip and downtown and I fell in love with Vegas downtown. I liked the casinos there better and I liked the grittiness of the experience, as opposed to the slick impersonal strip. I went again after my divorce a few times in the 90's, and like Disney World, saw that it deteriorated and I enjoyed it less and less with each visit. The history of the city was being eliminated and everything had to resemble an adult theme park. I found it so sad by the late 90's I haven't returned and have no desire to go there again....and I loved it so much in the early to mid 80's. You couldn't pay me to go to that theme park city again. It's all about catering to people with big bucks and the normal people are left in the dust. As much as I loved Vegas, I find it sad that it's gone and replaced by theming with no meaning nor purpose.

They got all that empty land in Vegas they should just build a F1 stadium for the race just like Nascar has a track

While I am an F1 fan and would like the LV Grand Prix be a success, it has to be a success for as many people as possible, not just the monied business owners in the casinos, hotels, etc. I have empathy for those impacted by the event, and it's usually those who have little power that get the short end of the stick. Maybe it's time for all involved to re-assess what F1 can be for the good of Las Vegas residents and the tourist industry. Liberty is so keen to expand its F1 footprint in the U.S., they should be willing to try and make some positive changes. Don't give up on the event - bring Liberty around and make them come up with a win-win solution. BTW Steven, love the new direction in your videos. I've been watching for quite a while now and it's nice to see the evolution of your product.

So what did we learn? Rich people are NEVER out for your best interest.

If the race happens again this year, tourism will be dismal in September October and November. People who came during that timeframe in 2023 will not come back,. Count on it

One and done ... Get rid of F1 in Vegas !

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Hey Steven. Great video. Let the hair grow back. 👍👍👍

The craziest part is the event had no intention of involving Americans. They ran the race in the middle of the night so it could be broadcast for a European audience and priced out most Americans for the event.

The times I've visited vegas, I always watched the Bellagio Fountain show, and I enjoyed seeing the many trees there. It was beautiful. I certainly would not visit if F1 were there.

Cancel it. It's not worth the preparation.

We met at the Cheetos Chapel during Superbowl week. Cheetos rented one of our cars paid to wrap it and we parked it in front of New York New York. People came by and took pictures with the car! That is what we DO!! We made money during Superbowl AND LOST A LOT DURING F1 and the BUILD! We have classic Rolls-Royce automobiles that the brides use for photo ops We are not a LIMO SERVICE We are a prop car service. The couples get married and then have pictures taken 0:04 Royal Rides Las Vegas After dealing with traffic in front of the fountain sitting in traffic for an hour and 20 minutes to go from Flamingo to the hotel entrance NOT JUST ONCE BUT TWICE We stopped driving on the strip or anywhere around the track We turned down jobs if the brides wanted picture of them next to the car UNLESS they booked rooms NORTH of the WYNN or downtown BOTTOM LINE do we want to see F1 race back????? ABSOLUTELY F**kin NOT !!!!!!!!! That comment my tick off some people But until you know what it is like to drive a huge car in a 24-7 traffic jam that LASTS FOR MONTHS don’t hate on us

I couldn't care less about the stupid formula 1. If they really want it there so bad can't they just have it on some side streets or build a track for it or do it out in the desert or something? Not right in the middle of where everyone wants to have fun in the center of the City.

F1 is too expensive for the common man to view in person. Since it added many inconveniences to anyone visiting Vegas just for Vegas, it makes sense to avoid the town completely. Go somewhere else for gambling, and any other big city for spectacular views.

I was most surprised that they finished on time. I say give the process of building the circuit another try. The first time was in fact a huge thing to set up, repave and create barriers and bridges that keep people alive while 20 cars fly around the track. Now it's more modular...if they put stuff away in a controlled fashion. All of the light towers and stands have been designed. Pits are finished. As far as getting in free? How many locals got in free to the Superbowl or the parties before the game?

I was in Vegas in January, and Flamingo was still a mess because now they were removing a bridge built because of the F1. I used to love coming to Vegas in November, but friends who live there warned me it had made a mess of things.

Vegas decision makers are "pushing people away" with F1 and the like. That's the impression I get, too. They weren't exactly warm and cuddly before, but F1 is giving the regular customer a big F U.

I hear your comment about the schools, but I don’t imagine people visit or move to Vegas for the schools, except maybe some college students going to UNLV. Certainly, the County/cities could have put mechanisms in place to priorities schools, but I think there priorities are on development, casino/resorts, retail, other entertainment. Things that produce a revenue stream into their coffers and the private sector investing in such. I’m curious, are there private schools in Vegas for the upper class/wealthy there?

It will get easier moving forward, taking down the bridge on flamingo was stupid because it really helped traffic keep moving.

I knew the F1 would be a disaster. We’ve been doing Vegas nascar for 19 years. Tow years in a row massive rain in LA for the clash. They had a contract for 3-4 races. But I think that’s over. We are already in Vegas in October for nascar. Not staying for F1. Or going back. My daughter was there during F1 and accidentally drove onto the track. It was pretty funny.

No, not worth it Steve! Thank you for explaining it! ❤😂

The Strip was mutilated and residents were vexed nearly beyond endurance so a bunch of low-slung race car could zoom around Vegas. Keep F1 in Europe and Asia. The race can be watched on a big screen without the mind boggling disruption.

Was in Vegas last Aug and it was a total nightmare! It was impossible to get up and down the strip. Traffic was brutal!! . No way I would visit Vegas during the F1 race.

If it stays, I don't think the popularity and novelty of it will be like it was in it's first year. Might be a major drop in interest for next year.

Hated the whole F1... disrupted my visits to Vegas, couldn't enjoy the Bellagio Fountains, road work, etc. Hope it doesn't come back. if it does, not coming during the couple months before and month after the race. Want to be in Vegas when everything is normal.

F1 only cares about the wealthiest fans and patrons. Just like casinos. Put them together and you get the kind of abuse you got. I was there for the 4 days of race week - they couldn't even get a practice done correctly. Let them leave.

What F1 has done is brought disruption, closed roads, increased road traffic, closed restaurants and closed/turned off attractions during F1 week. And it has made anyone that is aware of all the problems F1 brought know that 4-6 months every year are times when you should never go to Las Vegas,;a couple months before F1 week to a couple months after.

Thank you

The strip was closed for NFL Draft week. The strip was closed for the LV Marathon. I was at both weekends and witnessed the damage done by closing the strip. The Draft wasn’t even on the strip. Let the marathon go in other routes. Stop closing the strip for every little special interest. Please run F1 on a more remote route. Everyone wants to think Bellagio is ground zero. Use other beautiful venues like Mandalay Bay which isn’t right in the middle of casinos trying to conduct business. Keep the strip open. Please plan these events better.

There is a whole desert out there. Why not build a track for the race? The hotels will still sell out there rooms, restaurants will still feed people, and the local/small businesses will still have customers. Why disturb an entire city for the few and not care about the many?

Yes, I will come to F1 in LV. I considered last year first year growing pains and it will get easier for everyone. I also think there will be some kind of revenue share for local business and smaller properties to profit from the event. F1 is an amazing sport and very popular globally, they need to educate and grow their audience in the USA.

I get that it makes Vegas a ton of money, but it's not cool to jack up room rates. I won't go anywhere near Vegas when they price gauge me due to an event.

NO!! NOT THE RODEO!!

I hate auto racing anyways, so I was definitely not interested in F1. The inconvenience to most people - as you described it so well - is not worth it. I don't live in Vegas, but I'd be very happy if F1 goes away for good. It's just another reason for strip hotels to jack up their room rates.

😂 You should’ve said do it now in the Arnold voice at 3:05 that would be hilarious

We are not and never will be ready for this type of event. Others countries has been doing it for years and gotten good at it. Anything that the County Commission put their hands in turns to ‘crap’

Great information thanks

Steven ... Is LVCA considered a government agency & what is it's source of funding? I'm just wondering how they have so much power.

BIG F1 fan, been following the sport since 1978(age of 10, yes I'm that old) and was excited when they announced Vegas...that is until they announced the track layout going through the Strip - that's the day I realized that F1 had truly arrived in America - home of the BENJAMIN$. The sooner F1 leaves Vegas, the happier I'll be - unfortunately there's too much money now at play, the right people will get paid off and race will go on for a min. of 2 more years.

Straight up great video Steve. I admire you even more!

A regular visitor to LV from the UK for a long while I decided in 2023 not to return.Yes the hotels and gambling are great but the nuisance caused by F1 preparation was awful and made getting around terrible. Increased resort fees don't help.

With All Of The Inconveniences, I Say Trash The F1 Project !! Long Beach Has This Every Year Without All Of The Inconveniences & High Ass Prices. Besides That, No Trees Are Sacrificed !!

To me F1 created way 7:12 more chaos for a short uneventful 50+- lap race. A lot of what you say is correct. The Vegs strip and downtown are a freak show at best. If you do come to Vegas, stay at the off strip casino resorts, Red Rock, Durango , Green Valley Ranch etc. Rent a Cara d drive to the strip for a day, evening trip that all you need, then go back to the peace and quiet of your resort.

Vegas should build its own version of the Coliseum and put chariot races, F1 and whatever else it wants away from the Strip. Oh yeah, and build a damn monorail that goes around the entire city and the airport.

F 1 has never been popular in America!!😅

If it doesn't fit, you must get rid of it! There are too many other venues

I would like to see the race during the day not the night and yes I would go within the next couple of years for sure but a day race please .

We have a second home in Vegas. We stayed away as it was such a mess trying to get around the strip for more than a month. I think it should be off the strip then it might work. But goodbye if it is like 2023. Sorry F1!

Easy. We don't consider mid october to early december trips, until F1 is there.

Gouge, not gauge...

As a LV local, I hate F1.

While I do enjoy F1 to a certain extent, I would NEVER visit my favorite city while that mess is going on. And I’m no fan of the nightmares friends of ours that live there had to endure. I hope it doesn’t come back.

As someone who has visited Vegas like 15 times, and also went to the F1 race this past November, I thought the event was amazing. The entire city was abuzz with F1 fans. Every where you went, there were fans spending money and enjoying what Vegas had to offer. Restaurants were overbooked, shows were full, sports books were booming. Yes, there was plenty of teething problems, and I hate that there were some businesses cut off by the construction that saw revenue losses, but I think as a whole it was a massive win for Vegas. Instead of looking to cancel what could be F1's premier event, the county commissioners should instead sit down with Liberty and work on a plan to ensure some of the money that comes into the city goes to local businesses and not just the megacorps. Maybe by bringing in local restaurants to do food truck-style vending at or near the track, or promoting F1 events or driver meet-and-greets at local stores, or putting some revenue share toward Uber/Lyft drivers. F1 in 2023 was the biggest sporting event of the year, far bigger than even the Super Bowl, and I think letting it go would be a huge mistake.

Not only will I be staying away as a tourist during F1, but I will make sure to stay away at least three weeks before F1 too, considering all the road closers and extra traffic that I am anticipation.

Corruption-public private partnerships. End of story. That is how.

F - 1, bring the event to The Bay Area, San Francisco!!

F1 was just silly. I just don’t see it 🤷🏼‍♂️

I think F1 was a success for F1 and as you point out the Big Strip Casinos but it clearly didn’t do much for downtown and the residents. I think they should end the deal . However the Super Bowl should be an very other year event #wulffdendad

Good riddance! Let it leave! Then bring back a Vegas for regular folks with more buffets, affordable shows and hotels and better pricing with no extort fees. Vegas has wrecked itself. I stopped going there 10 years ago.

I'm getting sick and tired of Europe pushing there crap on us Americans. First it was the damn metric system and now F1. We are gallons and NASCAR.

I've always heard got a little frog in your pocket 😂

With certainty the race will be held in Vegas this year. Court would overturn that in 2 seconds. Like it or not. Vegas is married to F1 for 2 more years

Vegas Knights hockey arena was I think completely privately funded. And the NHL isn't in the top three of pro league sports.

F1 and resort fees will mail the coffin on Vegas, just wait!

☆☆☆☆☆It was a awesome to see huge Grandstands on the Strip that's something I've Never Seen before there. However it literally blocked alot of the Strip even glass windows on the walk way bridges which was really unnecessary. And when the actual three day race event came and went it was truly not surprising to see it was not a "Sold Out" event. Thumbs way down. 👎👎

History doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes. In this case 1981 rhymes with 2023

F1 should not return ever!

F1 is not worth it. I have several friends who live in Henderson. Their drives to and from work were nightmares because of F1 construction and the event. One works in east Henderson and the others cross the 15 fwy to get to their jobs. I avoided visiting them in November when I had time off from work, because of F1. I live in California. I stayed away until around Christmas time. They only spoked negatively about F1 and what it did to the locals and cities in the area.

Sounds like one, gigantic snooze.

Our saying is have a turd in your pocket lol

Fuck F1 it was a huge disaster. So overhyped and didnt live up to it

Funny - Vegas F1 is on 2024 schedule. Your talking like it won't be back this year 2024 ?? So what's going on ??

Money talks, F-1 is going nowhere. I sure will avoid Vegas at that time!

Sure. So they just did a drive-by? They f'd up Vegas for a year. Got their💲💲💲💲. Then said "Nevermind".

you don't hear all the other places such as Monaco and Baku complaining infect they love the race and they make a lot off money off it all year round

F1 cars belong on a race track. not of made up city streets

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F1 will be back for 2 more years minimum. Vegas is for the rich.

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F1 isn't going anywhere. The infrastructure is there now. It will be a much easier setup in the future. One week. Monaco does it. Spain does it. Aubi Dabi does it. I get the initial infrastructure was a pain for locals but in the future the money for you will be worth it.

F1 was heralded as bringing the econ impact of TWO Super Bowls. OK, where is the final report/accountability ? Should't Steve Hill report back on that? Just like all that $$$ going to Clark County education -- what difference did it make in scores, reading proficiency etc..? Vegas will never be a grown up city to be taken seriously. It's all sizzle and no steak.