{"id":299403,"date":"2023-11-14T21:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299403"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:25:35","slug":"lewis-hamilton-and-fellow-drivers-face-las-vegas-fury-as-no-one-gives-a-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-and-fellow-drivers-face-las-vegas-fury-as-no-one-gives-a-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton and fellow drivers face Las Vegas fury as ‘no one gives a c***’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many local residents are not happy about this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, which they say has had a negative impact on their lives since preparations began. The likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will be taking to the streets in Sin City but not everybody is looking forward to the event despite it being billed as one of the highest-profile races in recent memory.<\/p>\n

Formula One chiefs are under immense pressure to ensure the success of the Las Vegas Grand Prix after being subjected to widespread criticism from locals over the last few months. Residents have spoken out in numbers about how they have been impacted by the large-scale construction work required, which has left many people feeling overlooked and disrespected.<\/p>\n

“Life as I knew it ended when that construction started,\u201d local author Lisa Lindell told Jalopnik, while another resident named Celeste said: “The frustration, inconvenience and blatant disdain for residents living in Las Vegas is evident by the lack of information and coordination with everyone except the promoters of this exhibition.”<\/p>\n

One of the biggest complaints has been related to the ‘lack of information and coordination’ available for local residents, with commute times having been severely impacted by the construction work in Las Vegas. Flight costs and hotel prices have also skyrocketed in the city, potentially affecting the famous casinos, with a planned hospitality strike being cancelled earlier this week just in time for the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

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A third anonymous resident fumed: “The casinos run this town. Liberty Media is used to bilking sponsors, municipalities, and remote race tracks. They are not accustomed to dealing with very high-powered corporations who are in the business of doing the bilking, not being bilked.<\/p>\n

“If the casinos don\u2019t see a massive recurring profit that offsets the pain from construction and teardown, then this race will be dead. No one gives a c*** about the sport.”<\/p>\n