The Flamingo is the oldest operating casino still on the Strip, so this seemed an obvious place to start. Lewis Hamilton / The Flamingo Image credit: Twitter, mercedesAMGF1, “But Sheilah, what do they have in common?” Here are a few Formula 1 drivers as iconic Vegas hotels. We decided to have some fun and give our readers a primer for this absolute debacle and spectacle. With some hotel rates plummeting to 70% off what they were when the race was announced, inspiration was sparked. And people make fun of me for turning down the opportunity to go. It might still be fantastic, but things at the moment do not look good. With free practice three later today/tomorrow morning, who knows what this race will have to offer? I certainly hope they figure out all the mishaps to keep drivers and fans safe. With 3-day passes dropping to as low as $1,000 days before the race and frequent backlash and criticism from city locals, this experiment might have been a major miscalculation for Formula 1. The Vegas Grand Prix could very well be a total disaster. In case you missed it, early this morning, we East Coasters witnessed Carlos Sainz’s car spark into oblivion after hitting an unsecured drain cover in the first free practice on a freshly constructed track.
