we gotta talk about formula 1 in Las Vegas 

I find so wholesome that Amanda's dad notices the warning sign that his daughter might be near the edge of having an Anxiety attack and came to check on her. 100% Dad goals

Im still laughing over the fact they tried to shut out all the non-paying plebeians from catching a glimpse of the track, but the traffic cams came in clutch with a decent view of the track

The race official showing off the manhole cover to the camera is so goofy lol

My favorite part of this will always be the part where the workers are now Amanda's friends and excited to tell her stuff. It's insanely cute 🥰

THANK YOU for ending with the effect this had on locals. If people who work on The Strip have to spend four hours commuting for months before the race, that’s not acceptable. You are correct in saying they are not paid for that time. I hope they can make this much easier on the locals next year.

One of the longest fanfictions on AO3 is a formula 1 fic. Over 5 million words and 500 chapters. And its still ongoing, updated last week i believe.

My dad has been watching f1 for YEARS and its so funny hearing him complain about the time it's broadcasted every single time it's in the us😂

Through all the shit show that Vegas week was, the race itself was an absolute banger!!! I don't think anyone expected it to be such a fun race to watch!

As someone in the auto hospitality business, the week or so before hand, there were a shocking number of hospitality packages, boxes, etc being quietly offered around at heavily discounted numbers. I'd hazard a guess that even before the issues on-track, they lost their asses on this event.

I live on the east coast and if the goal with this is to grow the sport in the US then it was so dumb to have qualifying at 3am eastern time and the race at 1am eastern. They need to work with the city to be able to start earlier next year.

It was alright. Glad the one drain cover was the only real safety issue and it didn't do more damage.

That flag marshal at 22:17 MADE MY DAY

The times that the different aspects of the race were held at really frustrated me. The times were very late for every time zone in the US. Their whole justification for adding another US race was to get more US interest, but as an American who already loves f1 - even I was not staying up or waking up at 3am for qualifying. I can’t imagine being a casually interested American and realizing that I would have to stay up till 3 or 1 to watch the race. Not only that, but the drivers were all basically delirious with exhaustion. The race was exciting, yes, but I think they need to rework the schedule for the weekend for future events.

There's a hard to describe, very specific kind of pride to be an American that i feel whenever we manage to throw a wrench into an internationally respected sporting event Its like when a really dumb cat does something on-brand that is annoying but is harmless and will be a funny story at family dinners

If they need to make this race accessible to locals. If you live and/or work in the area you either get a discount on tickets or they open up those bridges and viewing points that you had mentioned in the previous video. If you're going to put locals through this, they need to be rewarded for it.

SUCH a minor detail but I love the fact that nonalcoholic drinks were the choice for free drinks, as someone who doesn't drink I think more events should do that as I feel like it encourages... ugh good choices sounds patronising but moderation ig?

Thank you for touching on the way the track disrupted the locals. My best friend works on the strip and F1 had ruined her commute. It was already 1hour from where she lived but it was abysmal during the construction and after.

I love F1 but I am so frustrated that it costs a small fortune to go to a race. I genuinely believe I could get a solid Super Bowl ticket for the cost of going to a full race weekend (at least in the US). I really wanted to go to the Miami GP for my birthday and my parents looked at prices as a potential birthday present and when I saw the price, I just told them to forget it. It has to be the least affordable sport to see in person in the world.

Don't know anything about F1 but Amanda's love for it and coverage has me fully engaged 😌

I am so mad about how everything nowadays is like "Oh, we want you to like this, so you keep coming back and/or buying more!" but they always botch the thing they are selling. Disney has been the absolute king in this matter, but every other business is doing it as well. Rental homes, online stores, freaking social media, etc. Feels like everywhere I go, people are trying to make me pay premium for scraps.

I did the Canadian Grand Prix on a budget a while ago (around 10 years ago - my memory sucks) and it was a blast. UQAM student dorms for under $100 a night and $150 for general admission. So don’t think you can’t go because some races are expensive. That said, my bucket race list is Monaco because it’s the race I remember watching every year as a kid. (I know it sucks as a race and I don’t care!)

This isn't like, a big convention thing but I think you should check out like, metal detecting events! I'm obcessed with it and honestly more young folks need to get into it solely so I can have people to geek out about it with.

I think they really botched this and I would not be surprised if they pull out after three years. They should have made year one as accessible as physically possible, so people would want to come back, or people would hear about how great year one was and would want to go next year. The fact they made the races practically unwatchable on the east coast was such a stupid idea if you want to get people into the sport. I think the second year is a lot harder to make appealing to audiences, so they’ve really shot themselves in the foot. I’m so excited to see how it turns out next year, because I think year 2 will make or break whether or not f1 stays in Vegas.

I know you keep saying that the best way to get into Formula 1 is the Netflix show, but honestly your videos are making me invested in it all on their own

I agree with some of your points. The set up for the race was too disruptive to locals. There is always going to be disruption, but it was too disruptive and went on too long for locals. I feel like the build out just wasn't efficient. Why were grandstands built so far in advance, and the film on the bridges definitely didnt need to be put up weeks before. The fact that it was able to be redone days before as people peeled it off shows a couple of days before was enough. It was unnecessarily inconveniencing tourists who werent there for the race weekend. I will say one thing that annoyed me is people getting annoyed that they wouldnt be able to see the race for free and f1 were putting up screens etc. I mean, of course you cant watch it for free. Otherwise, why would people buy tickets. Not to mention the health and saftey of it, if you have free viewing spots how do you do crowd control there, you have no say how many people would go there, blocking walkways and staircases etc. It would actually be quite dangerous. Its why walkways over the track are always screened off even at non street circuits, so they remain clear for people to walk on. I feel like F1 isnt used to being in a place where it isnt the sole focus. Plenty of people wanted to go to vegas not for the gp, weeks before the race, but were put off by the distruption. Lessons do need to be learned so it runs more smoothly. If it can be done in monaco like a well oiled machine were there is no space, and a tiny population, im sure it can be done in vegas were there is more space and more manpower. The other thing, f1 (and the hotels for that matter) will have learned is that they got too greedy. The fact that tickets were available on such short notice just shows it was overpriced. It wouldn't shock me if prices are a bit lower next year, or at least, fewer super expensive packages.

The race Marshals are so cool! I went to COTA for the race in Austin and these dudes keep the crowd engaged. One of the marshals was doing wheelies on a dirt bike hyping up the crowd and giving out stickers!

Your commentary of your race experience reminds me of how people talk about WWE, that its incredible to be in person, but you actually get a better understanding/perspective from TV broadcast.

Great race, sub-par event. I can't imagine people living near the circuit having 20 engines blasting at midnight all weekend.

I remember seeing that the car was destroyed and was like "damn how much does that cost? A few hundred thousand?" Googled the average price of an f1 car and saw 15 million. I'd be fucking PISSED

I don't follow formula 1 but I've been so looking forward to this video

One thing I think you should have mentioned is that F1 stupidly decided to prioritize European fans over those in the US with the time they scheduled the race for. How do they expect to get more US fans if they have the races here in the middle of the night just so people across the Atlantic can watch them at a reasonable time?

Racing was the reason I got to see Ed Sheeran live. I went to the local Indy Car weekend, and Ed Sheeran was one of the two musical acts. Seeing Ed Sheeran live has been on my bucket list for many years, and I was so glad I got to check that one off. As far as the race, if was a race. There weren’t any big crashes and rarely even a caution. The tickets, my mom got, included food, drinks and access to the VIP area. Overall, it was awesome!

With all your videos leading up to it I’ve been really excited to see your coverage! I love that you go to all types of events but it’s extra exciting and interesting to see you cover an event you’re extra passionate about😊

All of your posts about the Vegas GP are what finally got me interested in Formula 1!

31:36 this is key for hospitality-driven metro economies and i hope more ppl can have empathy for the locals that make their fun vacation getaways possible :') esp considering how generational resident families are impacted by the continually effed housing market ty for the long-awaited GP review, swell edition! glad you got to have this experience, even if there was a giant spectacle sandwich waiting for you in vegas XD hope your next F1 event will go smoother! also 🥺👉👈 are rev transcripts not going be a thing anymore? super thankful for your conscious effort to angle your on-the-go mic properly since auto-captions aren't too painful to read but the official transcriptions are one of my favorite things abt your videos ^^; just wondering! ty to future amanda + william in advance if we do get CC added!! *edit:* tysm to future (er--present? idk 3 weeks later version) amanda/william for uploading CC! happy i can rewatch this packed F1 review before the holidays and looking forward to the other swell reviews to be transcribed soon

It’s pretty cool how passionate you are to F1 and I did watch the race cause of your video and want to see the hype of this race.

I went to the Austin GP (USGP) and I think you definitely need to check it out, the grandstands have great views of a lot of the track. T1 sits WELL above the track, but even T9's grandstands get a great view of 70% of the track. It was a great experience. They did have the same issue as the LV GP, with concerts (Killers and Queen and Tiesto) being included with some tickets...and it wasn't clear which tickets included it. But they never checked your tickets, so even GA got in for free for the concerts 😅 It was definitely worth going to, 1000000% recommend you check it out!

...you could do a bit of F1 content during the season, as a treat! :D It'd be fun hearing your thoughts on the goings on in F1 especially given the thing you've said about how "Watching DTS is like seeing the movie and thinking it's great, but then watching F1 is like reading the book and realizing the movie wasn't all that." I will say I think Max more so than winning changing his mind on Vegas (he won all those Sprint races and still craps on them) he enjoyed the racing that he got involved in. I do feel like between the rest of the days and Saturday someone pulled Max aside and went, "Listen you better say something *positive* if you win." And Coulthard at the weird Bellagio post-race interview really seemed to dig with that one question like, "Say something nice, Max, say something nice...!" What I will say is that Las Vegas just based on 1 race I think it would make a perfect end-of-season race. Because it FELT like the season ended there with everything that went on and then Abu Dhabi uhh the previous weekend? That felt like a weird epilogue (the purpose of which was mainly for Ferrari to crush Leclercs hopes and dreams a tiny bit more, god Charles you give the team all of yourself and they don't even let you do donuts in celebration? Tragedy.).

I'm so happy you made an update video! I enjoyed the first one way more than I thought I would (as someone who knows nothing about f1)

Imagine spending thousands of dollars and waiting for hours after just 9 minutes of free practice 1 and then getting kicked out 😂

"Scooby doo would not be able to fit this sandwich in his mouth" will be added to my vocabulary

We saw you on the fan cam app thing! Great video and a very honest review! I was also at the Flamingo and the walk to the grandstands was perfect, most nights we would take a nap at the hotel till about 5pm then walk over and were eating some tots not half an hour later. I don't go to nearly as many events but I've never experienced an entry/security checkpoint that moved so fast and smooth! Never had to wait for anything really, EVEN THE BATHROOM!! [I was in PG1 main grandstand] Thanks for making a video on it! Stumbled onto your content from the first F1 video before the grand prix and now my curiosity has me clicking on many more!

What you said at 22:50 is spot on. We want them here for Vegas, F1 is how we're going to get them here. Vegas took the slowest annual weekend for hotels and casinos, the weekend before Thanksgiving, and for the next 10 years turned it into one of the busiest annual weekends. As a local I watched it on TV. The ticket cost was crazy high.

Thank you for mentioning the local workers stress. It was ridiculous for my friends and family and Vegas does not seem to care that it disrupted their employees lives for MONTHS. Profit and spectacle over people (sometimes including racers)

I really appreciate that you mentioned the way locals were affected by this whole thing, because I wasn't really expecting that! I know so many people who work on the strip and it was such a nightmare for them. I'm lucky enough that my daily routine wasn't changed, but it was a bad time for a lot of people here.

“this is gonna be a long one” is my FAVORITE start to a swell video

This is it, the pinnacle of your content so far. Keep it up!

I'm really glad you called out the spectacle-y parts of it, Finnish sportscasting also was struggling to fill the air between the pre-race and the actual race which is pretty rare, those guys usually have good jokes.

I’m at work as I type this so I’ll have to watch it after my shift but I knew this was gonna be a half hour after all your coverage on TikTok!

Awesome, well-rounded commentary, Amanda! I'm a new viewer of yours because I was one of the track marshals for this weekend and had sought out peoples' thoughts prior to the race (I was posted previous to the final kink leading onto the pit straight). Love seeing how some of your regular viewers are discovering the sport through your videos. If you'd have any interest in a perspective of the event from just on the other side of the fence, I'd totally volunteer (same as we do for races - not paid employees) to share for your podcast audience or whatever you think would be interesting. Thanks for your enthusiasm and shared experience!

I'm have never been interested in Formula 1 racing before, but Amanda has made me obsessed with the race in Las Vegas. I have been waiting for this video!!!

Really love this video...i watched a couple vids from you in the past and really wholesome to see you actually have knowledge unlike alot of other ppl who do vids just for the views. Wish to see more f1 content on your channel!

I only was interested because Gundam was teamjng with a racer, it’s nice to see someone who cares about the sport talking about the pros and cons of the event!

I’ve only ever been to COTA for F1 and MotoGP, so I’m soooo stoked for this video! Hope you can come to Austin some day!! After seeing your tweets, I knew this video was gonna be interesting 🫡

I went to the Las Vegas GP... had tickets in the main Heineken grandstands (PG1), right at the finish line. So I was there all 4 days. Honestly still pretty mad about how Thursday was handled.... no one had any clue what was going on (the employees I talked to found out that FP2 had been moved to 2 am via Twitter lol), and then yeah... my dad and I were in line for the simulator in the fan zone when I got the notification at 1:28 am that the fan zone was closing at 1:30... It was so chaotic; none of the staff had any idea what was going on. The people running the simulator were like, "well we're running this until 2, so stay in line" and then some security guy ran up to them and they had to be like, "oh I guess we have to close now." Also -- the organization of getting there was so chaotic... I specifically booked my hotel so that we could walk to the grandstands entrance, and basically there was no actual walking path... we had to walk on a small sidewalk past a construction zone to get to the (again, MAIN) grandstands. There were no staff to direct you to how to get there, and none of the security staff had any clue. That first day, we went down so many paths where security staff would turn us around and tell us to go another way, but they actually had no clue on how to get there at all.... they were all like, "well you could try going down that road and turning left". Everyone was confused. One of the security guys that turned us around said that the week before, they had this whole plan of having people directing attendees, but they all of a sudden just scrapped the plan a week before the race. He had no idea why. It was honestly so chaotic, and was pretty disappointing, especially considering how much money I had spent on the tickets. Anyway, I'm really glad to have seen F1 in person (THAT was really cool) but I don't think I would go to the Las Vegas GP again.

I'm so excited, I've been waiting for this one and honestly I'm not super into racing but seeing how excited you are about it makes me excited lol

Seriously so lucky to get that Aston Martin experience…but I like your level headed account of the Vegas GP…I usually try and stream the commentary via radio as well cos half the time you can’t hear them over the speakers anyway. Will be keen to see what GP you go to next…honestly, it becomes very addictive. If you can afford it, I highly recommend Suzuka…it’s the one track that if anyone asks, I tell them they need to go watch an F1 race there…it’s a bit out of the way (an hour out of Nagoya), but absolutely worth it

My best friend's dad works for the company that welded down the actual manhole covers (in a different state) and the actual bigger manholes were tested very rigorously and welded with actual metal, I can't say for sure about the smaller drain covers though. Definitely was a fun topic over a beer with their dad though because we had talked about that before the accident in the pre-trials and he was telling me about all the tests that they had done on the track 🤭

I have been so excited for this update. Got into this subject because of you. Loved the video

To be perfectly honest… I have never been interested in any kind of car racing. Until I saw F1 through your lens. You have made it riveting and more entertaining than I could’ve ever imagined. I clicked on this video the second I saw it! Just because I was so fascinated with how you felt the outcome was. Your previous videos on this have me hooked. Please continue doing videos on F1. Your videos are always wonderful, but when you are truly engaged and excited about a topic…the video’s could be about grass growing and we would still be captivated. Your super power is enticing others to become curious about something they’ve never even heard of before. (You also have the super powers to be able to call it like you see it and find everything that could be changed to make an event better). Love it!

It wasn’t until the second time it was mentioned that I figured out you said “ten year” contract and not “tenure” I know nothing about F1 so I assumed it was a F1 thing. But this video was 100% more entertaining and exciting than any nascar I had to watch when I was 15 dating a guy who was super into it.

I'd love to see you cover endurance racing! The 24hrs of Daytona is such a fun race. 4 day tickets are $120!! Sports car racing is the most exciting racing there is!

Sounds like an interesting trip was had for you and your dad! Would love to see you do a video on one of the Formula E electric F1 races too. Those cars are just as fast but not as loud (but not silent)

I was sitting by the sphere at turn 5, and im so glad i brought headphones and my phone. the commentary and video seemed very amature. I ended up watching the actual F1 broadcast on my phone and looking up when the cars came around the corner.. OH and the music! it was nothing but EDM, there was no variety in music between events which was sad. I was happy to see the Blue Man Group and cirque du soleil as a break from major lazor and the constant EDM fed to us.

Spectacle sandwich works on multiple levels with your intro.

You'll probably find that the effect on local traffic is much less the second year, as most construction work is one-time and setting up the track (borders, lights) usually takes way less time the second year, when experience has been gained. Also the setting of the price point of tickets and accomodation will probably be a lot more reasonable. They tried to set it too high this time and had to reduce later to sell enough, that leaves disgruntled early buyers. I expect next years price to be half of what it started out this time.

Saw a buddy! The worker holding up the track debris @ about 19:45 is from the Portland area, we work races at PIR together

We got a room overlooking the strip from flamingo. It was AWESOME to be able to watch from our room.

TIL Paris Hilton is named after Hilton Hotels. Also, I am so jealous about the AMF1 garage tour (am aston martin fan)! hope you had fun :)

I LOVE when the episode is just “this is my personal interest” even when it’s different and if I know nothing. Honestly ESPECIALLY when I know nothing. Tell me EVERYTHING about the cars going fast!

I didn't really give f1 any thought but your videos and enthusiasm are making me really want to watch.

Been watching the news just waiting for this video to come out and get the full scoop

Swell Entertainment and F1, a combination I did not see coming but loving it. More of your takes on F1 stuff would definitely be welcome; all of my other RU-vid sources are feeling a bit cookie cutter these days.

As someone who has never seen a race or been interested before, you have convinced me to watch the next race. It sounds so interesting and fun

I'm a fan of McLaren and Williams too 😂 it was a stressful race. Happy to hear Logan got some love from the home crowd considering how much he's talked about racing in Vegas for karting.

If and when you ever do live IN Vegas would love to have a video about the living difference between being a local vs a tourist. (I am aware this would be a years long journey I am not in a rush)

It started off as a sh*tshow, but the actual race was fantastic. I can forgive some initial "growing pains", so I'm looking forward to see how it goes next year

So many people said that the race would be boring because they thought the track wasnt good enough. It was by far the most entertaining race of the year and people are still complaining about it. It will be embraced in a few years. Most of the hostility is because of the fact that it's in America.

if you decide to go to an internation GP next year, i'd love for you to come to the netherlands! for one, the race this year was amazing, the atmosphere is just very much alive, the track is quite interesting with the banking and the dunes. Also, i'd just love to see you there, but the race itself is fun!

In relation to the Quali guests leaving early. I work at a mid-size conference/event center, we'll get events that have end times of midnight and us staff will joke about how long they'll last lol. As the old saying goes, time flies when you're having fun :)

There were Grand Prix races in New Orleans ('91, '92, '95) and Washingtonn DC (2002). I was in New Orleans in '91 and live near where they raced in DC.

I’ve been waiting for this video ever since you reviewed the current Las Vegas!!! I’m so excited hehe (I don’t know a damn single thing about F1 or racing 🤣🤣)

Holy hell Amanda! 5 nights comped with a view, dayum! I have a funny story: my friends wanted to go to Vegas for the first time and of course the first day we were there was the last day of the races. We didn't buy any seats or anything, but did luckily manage to see the cars race by super close when we were going down the escalator of the pedestrian bridge. It was really cool since they tried sooooooo hard to block plebs from seeing it LOL But yeah, we felt really bad for all the locals who had to endure the terrible traffic, etc.

I'd love to see Amanda at a figure skating event

The race turned out to be worth it in the end. I'd kind of hoped they'd somehow have made the race "Vegas" instead of just doing "Vegas" and having the race as a side show. It felt like that at home. The drivers and the teams are world class, not the celebs attending. Thanks for both your videos - great to have such an insightful view from the inside. I look forward to next year, and I'll check out your videos on it too!

31:00 they built the track from scratch, Miami had the same problem in 2022 but i didnt hear the complaints when i went this year

I was there the whole week and it was actually pretty cool....yes they had the issue with the manhole, but this is not the first time and track that this happens... i guess people got really concerned because it was Vegas, and they wanted so bad to fail

I'm Dutch and no F1 fan so the only thing I know is Zandvoort and Max Verstappen. But it's so cool to see how much event insights you give

You should come to see the Montreal GP. Its in a really nice place, it always has a lot of action and this year t hey have been working really hard to rebuild the track! Montreal also has a lot of great affordable budget options and its an overall great experience with lots of celebrations all around the city.

Love the employees showing you the cover and chatting with you and stuff hahaha

I have been excited to hear about your experience!

F1 is really cool, but I feel like it’s totally a rich guy sport. And rich guys don’t listen to the poor locals because they cannot understand why they don’t see it as a positive for making money in the area. I could be way off, but I think that’s where the hostility towards the locals comes from.

I’m betting those LVGP terms are lessons learned from The Indianapolis USGP issues. Well worth researching for a deep dive. Tires & wheel manufacturer shenanigans. I’m wondering if 3 USA GPs can work. Montreal should not suffer because of the new Miami & the established Austin stops are finding their feet. Mexico & São Paulo need to happen IMHO, Gracias y Obregado! 🏎️🏳️🏁

Even back in July when I went to an event, the construction was a nightmare for this. It took an extra 30 mins to get to the venue we were at.

Opening ceremony access was only main grandstands, skybox and Paddock Club.

I’ve never been more excited for one of your videos

I've been waiting for this video since FP1 because I knew you had to talk about it

Go to Austin. I’ve been twice and it’s a great fan experience and you get to walk the track after the race. COTA will always be my favorite US race.

Thanks for talking about it Swell!

I would love to see as much racing content as you want to give us ❤