Formula 1 and the Las Vegas Grand Prix have said that single-day ticket holders for Thursday will receive $200 discount vouchers for the event’s store.
Those who attended Thursday’s track activity saw only eight minutes of action due to loose drain covers that caused the remainder of FP1 to be cancelled.
FP2 started two-and-a-half hours late and did so without fans in attendance due to ‘risks for our employees and fans’, per an F1 statement.
They pointed to federal law dictating working hours for transportation employees, police departments and other public safety officials, as well as a need for hospitality staff to clean and resupply guest areas.
The majority of fans in attendance are on three-day guest passes – and will not qualify for the voucher – but those who only had Thursday tickets will receive the discount.
“Hello Valued Fan,” read a message sent to those impacted.
“There is no higher priority at a Formula 1 race than the safety and security of drivers, fans and staff alike. Following last night’s incident involving a water valve cover, the Las Vegas Grand Prix, F1 and the FIA were faced with the difficult decision to close the fan zones prior to the beginning of Free Practice 2.
“We appreciate your patience while we remedied the situation. This was not a decision we took lightly. As a thank you for your support, we would like to offer you a $200 voucher to the Las Vegas Grand Prix Official Shop.”
A few days ago this site reported that the cheapest Thursday tickets were three hundred and eighty-five dollars. So these people are losing almost half their money, plus what they spent on travel and overpriced refreshments they could have had much cheaper at home, and are expected to like it or lump it. Domenicali gets worse and worse for the sport.
You have got to be kidding.. 200.00 credit to the event store.. what about the people that have left?
Trying to avoid litigation?
Yep. Waited in line longer than the few minutes that they were on the track, was really excited. Left before 9pm seeing that it said that it was not going to resume after the mishap with the Ferrari car. Was happy to hear the about $200 credit voucher for residents that had one day (Thursday) tickets. My wife told me about it today but have not gotten any email as of today 11/17. Bit confused?
Is this per ticket? We had 4 tickets and only received one voucher.
How do we get the voucher? Cause I bought tickets only for Thursday, but haven’t received an email saying anything about this. I actually found out on tv about the voucher.