No event this year has seen temperatures anywhere near as what's forecast for Vegas, so the teams that can fire up their tyres quickly, like we sometimes see in the rain, will have a big advantage. Motorsport fans will know that one of the challenges of the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race is the tyres cool down on the long straights, something that will also be a problem in Vegas because there are three lengthy straights, including a 1.181mile (1.900km) flat-out section on the Las Vegas strip. It's no surprise to see Pirelli have brought the softest tyre compound to Vegas but it's going to be a nightmare for the teams to build tyre temperature. The coldest F1 race was the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix when an air temperature of five Celsius was recorded in Montreal. In the day, temperatures will be around 20 Celsius, but this will drop to 8-10 Celsius at night, when practice, qualifying and the race take place.

As excited as everyone is about the Las Vegas Grand Prix, most people won't be too happy about the single digit temperatures at night. Us Brits love to talk about the weather, it's a copout when it comes to small talk. Naomi Schiff looks ahead to the Las Vegas Grand Prix and asks: could the cold weather throw a spanner in the works? His confidence will be at as high as Vegas' Stratosphere Tower but even he will have some big obstacles to overcome if he wants to make it three wins from three in the USA this year. Verstappen comes into the weekend looking to equal Sebastian Vettel's 53 career wins, which would put him joint third on the all-time Grand Prix winners' rankings, with Michael Schumacher (91) and Lewis Hamilton (103) only having more. Get Sky Sports | Listen to the Sky Sports F1 Podcast.When to watch the Las Vegas Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1.Vegas being a street circuit makes the track hard to learn for the drivers too because one mistake and you are in the wall. New tracks in F1 are always a head-scratcher for the teams and engineers because they can't rely on any past data from the track.

Lewis Hamilton says he is expecting a 'wild' weekend at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and admits it will be hard to stay focused on the race.Īmid all of the glitz and glamour in Las Vegas, there is a Grand Prix to be won and you are probably thinking it's going to be another Max Verstappen and Red Bull walkover.

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