{"id":299250,"date":"2023-11-16T16:08:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T22:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=299250"},"modified":"2023-11-17T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:34:52","slug":"max-verstappens-motor-mouth-goes-off-on-f1-las-vegas-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/max-verstappens-motor-mouth-goes-off-on-f1-las-vegas-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Motormouth Max Verstappen Goes Off on F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen has insulted the race he’s expected to win on Saturday night. The three-time Formula 1 champ called the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix a \u201c99% show and 1% sporting event,\u201d as per ESPN.<\/p>\n

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Favored F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen isn’t that excited. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of the 17-corner track with a nearly 2km long straight down the Las Vegas Strip, Verstappen declared on Wednesday: \u201cYeah, not very interesting. It’s just not many corners, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think it\u2019s that exciting, that\u2019s the only thing. I think, already for me, a street circuit is not that exciting, especially with these new cars, they are just too heavy,”<\/strong> tthe 26-year-old Belgian later said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Adding insult to insult, Verstappen later skipped an opening-night VIP party at Wynn Las Vegas — one that F1 president Stefano Domenicali had asked all drivers to attend.<\/p>\n

No Verstappen Him<\/h2>\n

What seemed to sour Verstappen\u2019s mood was Wednesday night\u2019s opening ceremonies. They featured a drone show, fireworks, and single-song musical performances from Keith Urban, Kylie Minogue, and Journey.<\/p>\n

They also featured a section in which all 20 drivers emerged, two at a time, from giant boxes on the pit straight in drizzling rain. After each was introduced to the crowd, they were instructed to wave.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verstappen also said he felt like \u201ca clown\u201d doing that.<\/p>\n

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During the opening ceremonies, Verstappen and the 19 other F1 drivers emerged on giant boxes to wave to the crowd in the drizzling rain. (Image: us.motorsport.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019m also not going to fake it,\u201d Verstappen — again, via ESPN — said in explaining his negative take. \u201cI just always voice my opinion on positive things and negative things. That\u2019s just how I am. Some people like the show a bit more. I don\u2019t like it at all. I grew up just looking at the performance side of things, and that\u2019s how I see it as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo for me, I like to be in Vegas, but not so much for racing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who’s Listening?<\/h2>\n

Verstappen said he didn\u2019t think his opinion on the Las Vegas race mattered much anyway.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know, I guess they still make money if I like it or not, so it\u2019s not up to me,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are not a stakeholder, so we just go with it. They decide what they do, right?<\/p>\n

\u201cI would do the same if I was the owner,\u201d he concluded. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t listen to the drivers. It\u2019s my sport, I would do with it what I want if that would be the case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verstappen is favored to win his 18th F1 race of the season — his sixth in a row — \u00a0when the race takes place at 10 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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