Tricky corners, testing temperatures + an F1 wedding? Pedro de la Rosa's Las Vegas lowdown

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🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Whether it’s the impact of cold temperatures on tyres, the challenges of racing round a completely new track, or which teams are likely to be setting the pace, our expert analyst, Pedro de la Rosa, tells you everything you need to know ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The former McLaren driver and Aston Martin Ambassador joins Tom Clarkson on F1 Nation to discuss all the big talking points as Formula 1 makes an eagerly-anticipated return to the city for the first time in 41 years.

Plus, from a star-studded opening ceremony to a wedding chapel in the paddock, Las Vegas GP CEO, Renee Wilm, talks about the mesmerising sights and sounds fans can expect to experience away from the racing.

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0:00.0	It's one of the most incredible chapters in our sport's history.
0:04.0	Braun, the impossible Formula 1 story, is streaming exclusively on Disney Plus from the 15th of November.
0:11.0	The series stars Keanu Reeves as host and executive producer in addition to Formula 1 legends,
0:17.0	Ross Braun, Jensen Button, Nick Fry, Rubens Barrakello and Christian Horner.
0:22.0	It's an unscripted documentary series telling the remarkable story of how Ross Braun made the impossible happen.
0:30.0	His understaffed, underfinanced and independent team, Braun Grompry, won the Formula 1 World Championship,
0:37.0	taking on the biggest titans of the industry, all after purchasing the team for just £1.
0:43.0	The series goes behind the scenes of this Formula 1 fairytale with the people who were there on the track,
0:49.0	in the garage and in the boardroom giving their own accounts of this miraculous year.
0:54.0	With access to the Formula 1 archives much of it previously unseen,
0:58.0	this series brings you along for the ride to victory, led by British Formula 1 driver Jensen Button and Ross Braun.
1:05.0	I remember that season so well, how the team turned up at pre-season testing and set a stunning lap time.
1:12.0	Their incredible start to the year and the tense race in Brazil where Jensen won the title.
1:17.0	This documentary tells the story so brilliantly, it's definitely worth a watch, especially if you're a newer Formula 1 fan.
1:25.0	Braun, the impossible Formula 1 story, an original series streaming November the 15th exclusively on Disney+.
1:34.0	The most spectacular race weekend of the season is finally here.
1:39.0	F1 is going to Las Vegas and the drivers can't wait.
1:43.0	I think the thing I'm most looking forward to about racing in Vegas is just having the opportunity to race a Formula 1 car down the strip.
1:50.0	Which will be pretty cool.
1:52.0	I'm just very excited to be there, it's going to be a crazy weekend, a lot of people watching.
1:56.0	I don't know what to expect from the track, but I just hope that we have a very exciting race.
2:01.0	Seeing the city come to life in a different way than it already is, that particular weekend is going to be the brightest moment.
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