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Title: Possible Problems with Las Vegas F1 Contract
Post by: cosworth151 on February 21, 2024, 04:57:14 PM

A county commissioner in Las Vegas claims that Clark County (where Vegas is) never signed off on the contract for the F1 weekend there. He says only the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority signed it.

"A lot of stuff happened, and I haven’t met anybody that likes Formula 1. So it’s time to kind of find out,” says Clark County (Nev.) Commissioner Tick Segerblom. It will be brought up at the next meeting of the Commissioners.

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a46872243/possible-contract-snafu-f1-las-vegas-grand-prix/

Title: Re: Possible Problems with Las Vegas F1 Contract
Post by: Jericoke on February 21, 2024, 09:25:26 PM

Obviously contract law is complicated, and can certainly derail this whole thing.

I assume that the costs sunk into the race might convince enough people that going ahead is cheaper even if it's not 100% 'legal'

Title: Re: Possible Problems with Las Vegas F1 Contract
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on February 21, 2024, 10:16:06 PM

Never underestimate the ability of American politicians to gum up the works. If they revoke the contract for legal reasons it could tie it up in court long enough to stop the race anyway. And that's assuming someone wants to spend the money necessary to take it to court. If the Board acts against the race, I foresee a long, tangled messy legal battle, or the race gets summarily dumped.

Title: Re: Possible Problems with Las Vegas F1 Contract
Post by: Willy on February 22, 2024, 03:06:43 PM

Sounds like Liberty will be doing some "palm greasing" as they say.

Title: Re: Possible Problems with Las Vegas F1 Contract
Post by: Jericoke on February 22, 2024, 08:04:05 PM

Quote from: Willy on February 22, 2024, 03:06:43 PM

Sounds like Liberty will be doing some "palm greasing" as they say.

GM should get involved, suggest the race get blocked unless Andretti is allowed into F1!  (Sure, this just makes everything a bigger mess, but it would be a lie to say I don't find the drama between billionaires entertaining)

Title: Re: Possible Problems with Las Vegas F1 Contract
Post by: Alianora La Canta on February 22, 2024, 08:13:24 PM

My contact in Las Vegas says that the commissioner is talking through his hat, and reminded me that he was the only commissioner to fail to declare the $11,000 hospitality tickets that LVGP issued as a …uh. let's say "invitation to inspect what the public purse just purchased". (Every commissioner was present at the hospitality suite, in case you were wondering). The contact also commented that it was not true that he had never met anyone who liked F1 as the commissioner had met them 3 times.