■ LOVE that Las Vegas is going to get a mighty boost from all the publicity that will be generated during race week, particularly Nov. Here are some of the love/hate issues, including some reader remarks: In the beginning, this seemed like a pretty good idea, considering that international arrivals have been down and the city has emerged as one of the top sporting event destinations in the world.īut as we’ve reached less than two weeks before the big event, more and more concerns have been raised about what F1 will do to the city, how it already has impacted us and what we can look forward to in the nine-plus years of future races. The race, one of the top international sporting events Las Vegas has ever hosted, is expected to bring thousands of fans to the city, many of them for the first time. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix has turned into a love-hate relationship with the community, and readers have been emailing me to complain about it.
Motorists navigate over the completed temporary Las Vegas Grand Prix Flamingo bridge over Koval Lane, on Friday, Oct.