Formula 1 has announced that it is extending Las Vegas‘ stay on the calendar for further two years, securing its future until the end of 2027.
The world-famous “sin city” made a return to the F1 calendar in 2023 after a 31-year hiatus, at a brand new street circuit designed by Carsten Tilke.
Held on Saturday nights, which translates into Sunday mornings in Europe, the race is a spectacle for those both trackside and at home, and last year was the location of Max Verstappen’s fourth successive World Championship success.
The 3.8 mile circuit incorporates some of the city’s most famous landmarks, which provides an even greater visual treat for fans.
Las Vegas’ position on the calendar is idiosyncratic, given that it is the only race on the schedule promoted entirely by F1 itself, as opposed to a local organisation.
This means that the likelihood is the race will continue way beyond 2027, particularly given that F1 is continuing to push for further integration and reach in the United States.
Short extension ‘collectively agreed’
The race’s President and CEO and chief commercial officer of F1, Emily Prazer, said: “We’ve agreed collectively that we’re going to do a two-year extension for 2026 and ’27.
“We want to make sure that we’re continuing to evolve what we’re doing. But the intent is a much longer-term arrangement.
“As we all know, the race has had its challenges, but we’re coming out the other side. So we want to make sure that it continues to work for both sides.
“So collectively, we sat down and agreed that was the best approach. We’re very much planning longer-term, but that’s kind of where we’re at right now.”
Many F1 races which are given extensions usually see them agreed for a much longer period of time, such as Miami, which is now remaining on the calendar until 2041.
Miami’s shorter agreement means very little, as Steve Hill, President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority explained.
“The length of extensions don’t really reflect anything, other than it just makes sense incrementally, we know what’s going to happen over the next couple of years,” he said.
“We’re planning on this being a permanent race, we’ll just keep planning extensions that will probably expand as we go forward
“It just has an impact that we aren’t able to replicate on an annual basis for anything else. Nothing else has actually changed.”
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