F1 to race in Las Vegas until at least 2037 after new contract extension

[p]The deal was announced on Thursday in the run-up to the Monaco Grand Prix.[/p][p]The first race in the US gambling and entertainment capital was held in 2023 and has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors every November.[/p][p]It has generated more than $3 billion in economic impact for southern Nevada over its three editions, and images of single-seat racecars tearing down the neon-lit Las Vegas Strip have become iconic.[/p][embed guid="c2ee278a-c904-470d-b519-06a5dcf419c7" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2062655639315456345?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]"We are thrilled that Formula 1 will continue racing in Las Vegas for many years to come," F1 president and chief executive Stefano Domenicali said in a statement.[/p][p][b]"We always believed that Las Vegas would become a cornerstone of our presence in the United States, and this extension, together with the success of recent years, reinforces our long-term commitment to this important market."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verstappen-max/UV3mgeXB/"]Max Verstappen[/a] has won two of the three Vegas Grands Prix, in 2023 and 2025. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/russell-george/xxF56RaN/"]George Russell[/a] won a scintillating 2024 edition that still saw Verstappen secure his fourth straight world driver's championship.[/p][p]The fourth edition is scheduled for November 19th-21st and will be the 20th of 22 rounds of the 2026 season.[/p]