Formula 1 arrived in Las Vegas promising a billion-dollar economic windfall, tens of thousands of new jobs, and a transformation of the Strip into a global motorsport destination.
State Radar reports that two years later, the gap between promises and reality has left residents furious. From eight months of construction chaos to blocked public views and premium prices that excluded the very people who endured the disruption, locals now argue that Las Vegas paid the price while corporations collected the profits.
The construction phase for the inaugural 2023 race reshaped the Strip far beyond a cosmetic upgrade. Starting in April, the eight-month repaving and infrastructure overhaul created what local business owners described as an economic dead zone. Las Vegas Boulevard was reduced to single lane traffic for extended periods, gridlocking both the Strip and residential areas miles from the circuit…