Top Storylines Heading into the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix

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00:00 Welcome in to Sports Illustrated's coverage

00:02 of Formula One's Las Vegas Grand Prix,

00:04 presented by Nicola Vultra.

00:05 I'm Claudette Montana, joined alongside Alex Harrington.

00:07 We are here in Las Vegas, Nevada,

00:09 breaking down some top storylines ahead

00:11 of the big race on Saturday.

00:12 So this is a brand new track.

00:14 It's a night race.

00:15 Also, cold temperature is expected on Saturday.

00:18 What challenges are teams up against this weekend?

00:20 Yeah, I mean, look, we're in the desert right now.

00:22 That means it gets so cold during the night, which

00:24 is great, actually, for this candy car behind us.

00:26 It took 275 hours to make that, by the way.

00:31 But anyway, onto the F1.

00:33 The tires, the operating temperature,

00:34 it is going to be very difficult for drivers

00:36 to get heat into those tires.

00:38 That's the one issue they're going to have.

00:40 The other issue, the track's new, newly tarmac, again,

00:43 low traction.

00:43 The third issue is the track is completely

00:46 new to all these teams, all these drivers.

00:47 They don't have any historical data.

00:49 They're going to be running on sim data.

00:51 That means that really, any strategy that they choose,

00:55 like anything in Vegas, is going to be a gamble.

00:57 Well, that chocolate car is making me very hungry.

00:59 It looks very delicious.

01:00 And I could certainly use a snack right now.

01:02 But we're going to segue here and talk about another big

01:04 storyline this weekend.

01:06 The fight for second place, looking pretty good

01:08 right now for Sergio Perez.

01:09 Do you think he can keep that hold on that number two spot?

01:12 Yeah, I mean, Sergio Perez is going

01:13 to be going into this weekend with confidence.

01:15 He loves a street race, which is what Vegas is.

01:18 He only needs to stay seven points ahead of Lewis Hamilton,

01:21 who's currently in third.

01:22 So look, he's going to be looking forward

01:24 to this weekend, I think.

01:25 So much to look forward to here in Vegas.

01:27 And a lot of drivers hoping to finish

01:29 on the podium on Saturday.

01:30 Who should fans be keeping their eyes on?

01:32 I think Ferrari's going to be doing great.

01:34 I think their car is really going to work

01:36 in these lower temperatures.

01:37 I think fan favorite, Fernando Alonso.

01:39 People are going to be looking out for him,

01:40 because talking of a snack, Fernando Alonso.

01:43 And finally, Lando Norris.

01:45 People are going to be watching him.

01:47 People, I mean, they love these guys, don't they?

01:49 I think Mercedes, they're going to struggle

01:50 because of the colder temperatures.

01:52 But look, it's Vegas.

01:53 Fans have been deliberating about what

01:56 they think this track's going to produce.

01:59 I think it's going to be great.

02:00 I think we're in for one hell of a race.

02:02 A lot of Formula One fans already starting to trickle

02:04 in here in Las Vegas.

02:05 The fun is just getting started.

02:07 We have so much more coming at you the rest of this week.

02:09 Alex, thanks so much.

02:10 Appreciate it.

02:10 Thank you.

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