{"id":299549,"date":"2023-11-16T13:25:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299549"},"modified":"2023-11-16T13:25:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:25:46","slug":"hamilton-tells-verstappen-to-stop-complaining-about-las-vegas-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/hamilton-tells-verstappen-to-stop-complaining-about-las-vegas-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton tells Verstappen to stop complaining about Las Vegas GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lewis Hamilton tells Max Verstappen to stop complaining about the glitz and glam for Las Vegas&#8217; Grand Prix&#8230; after his great rival complained he felt like a CLOWN at opening ceremony<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kylie Minogue headlined at Las Vegas GP opening ceremony on Wednesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Max Verstappen was unimpressed but Lewis Hamilton has told him to embrace it<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Mercedes driver is relishing the spotlight that will be on F1 while in Sin City\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton has told Max Verstappen to stop complaining after his rival criticised Formula One&#8217;s maiden race on the Las Vegas strip as &#8217;99 per cent show, and one per cent sport&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen&#8217;s controversial remarks &#8211; which will irk F1&#8217;s American owners&#8217; Liberty Media following their estimated \u00a3400million gamble to bring the sport back to Sin City for the first time in 41 years &#8211; arrived just moments after a glittering Superbowl-style opening ceremony on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>John Legend and Kylie Minogue were among a number of high-profile artists to perform in a dazzling 30-minute show designed to kick-start the penultimate round of the season, billed as the greatest show on earth.<\/p>\n<p>The grid&#8217;s 20 drivers were also presented to the crowd ahead of Saturday night&#8217;s 50-lap race which F1 executives are using to build on the sport&#8217;s growing popularity in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The race in\u00a0Nevada joins Austin and Miami as the third in America.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/09\/77871197-12756559-image-m-7_1700128494601.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/09\/77871181-12756559-image-m-6_1700128486407.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton (left) responded to Max Verstappen&#8217;s (right, pictured left) criticisms of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with the world champion moaning he felt like a &#8216;clown&#8217; in opening ceremony<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/10\/77863749-12756559-Las_Vegas_is_providing_an_iconic_backdrop_for_the_first_Sin_City-a-21_1700129756203.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas is providing an iconic backdrop for the first Sin City Formula One race since 1982<\/p>\n<p>But moments after a fireworks display brought the curtain down on the glittering welcome party, Verstappen, crowned triple world champion in Qatar last month, was quick to pour scorn on the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is 99 per cent show and one per cent sporting event,&#8217; said the 26-year-old. &#8216;I was just standing up there, looking like a clown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I guess they (F1) still make money whether I like it or not. So it&#8217;s not up to me. But I&#8217;m not going to fake it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I voice my opinion on positive things and negative things. That&#8217;s just how I am. And you know, some people like the show a bit more. I don&#8217;t like it at all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I grew up just looking at the performance side of things. And that&#8217;s how I see it as well. I like to be in Vegas, but not so much for racing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, responding to criticism, Hamilton, 38, said: &#8216;I hear there are a lot of people complaining about the direction that (F1 CEO) Stefano (Domenicali) and Liberty has gone. But they are doing an amazing job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The sport continues to grow. It is a business and you will still see good racing here. It is a country to tap into and really captivate the audience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/10\/77871321-12756559-Kylie_Minogue_was_among_the_high_profile_music_artists_that_perf-a-22_1700129756204.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kylie Minogue was among the high-profile music artists that performed on Wednesday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/10\/77871323-12756559-F1_stars_are_having_to_embrace_the_spectacle_that_comes_with_a_r-a-23_1700129756205.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>F1 stars are having to embrace the spectacle that comes with a racing return to Las Vegas<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We needed to have at least two races in the US, one wasn&#8217;t enough, and this is one of the most iconic and unique cities that they have here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is a big show for sure, and it is never going to be like Silverstone, but maybe over time, the people in this community will grow to love the sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Maybe the track will be good, and maybe it will be bad. It was so-so on the simulator. But don&#8217;t knock it until you try it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The debut race on the strip, which starts at 10pm local time, comes after three consecutive rounds in Austin, Mexico and Brazil and ahead of next weekend&#8217;s concluding race in Abu Dhabi &#8211; a weary time swing of 12 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The circuit itself features 17 corners over 3.8 miles along the famous Las Vegas Boulevard, and against the backdrop of Caesars Palace, the Venetian and the Bellagio.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that the drivers will hit speeds in excess of 210mph, but Verstappen said: &#8216;The track is not very interesting with not many corners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It will depend a little bit on how grippy it is. It doesn&#8217;t look like there&#8217;s much grip.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has won 17 of the 20 rounds so far, while it is approaching two years since Hamilton, in his Mercedes, has tasted victory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/10\/77862109-12756559-Hamilton_arrived_looking_the_part_in_a_stylish_black_overcoat_go-a-24_1700129756206.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hamilton arrived looking the part in a stylish black overcoat, gold jewelry, black boots and suave black-and-orange shades<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/10\/77863739-12756559-McClaren_star_Lando_Norris_could_be_seen_trying_his_luck_on_the_-a-25_1700129756206.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McClaren star Lando Norris could be seen trying his luck on the roulette table at one stage<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton, who will get his first taste of the street track in opening practice at 8:30pm local time on Thursday (4:30am GMT on Friday) continued: &#8216;From a racer&#8217;s perspective, you want to have the best show here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If the track provides a race like Baku &#8211; which is one of the best races with lots of overtaking &#8211; than that would be amazing, rather than just one car disappearing into the distance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everybody I know in Hollywood is coming and there will be a lot of business going on this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It will be a good spectacle to watch, even for those back home who have never been to Vegas. They will get to learn what it is all about.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12756559\/Lewis-Hamilton-tells-Max-Verstappen-complaining.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton tells Max Verstappen to stop complaining about the glitz and glam for Las Vegas&#8217; Grand Prix&#8230; after his <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hamilton tells Verstappen to stop complaining about Las Vegas GP - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/hamilton-tells-verstappen-to-stop-complaining-about-las-vegas-gp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hamilton tells Verstappen to stop complaining about Las Vegas GP - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lewis Hamilton tells Max Verstappen to stop complaining about the glitz and glam for Las Vegas&#8217; 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