Host: Sam Shad

Guests:
Mick Akers, Formula One Reporter, Las Vegas Review Journal

"A lot of people have some big hopes for this."

- Mick Akers, Formula One Reporter, Las Vegas Review Journal, says everyone involved from F1 to state and local officials are looking to make the event on the Las Vegas Strip the marquee race for the F1 slate. He adds Vegas has the amenities, hotel rooms, high-end shopping, nightlife, gambling and more to outshine the other locations, and has one of the best backdrops, which he says the drivers and teams are excited to race.