Las Vegas F1 Race Was “Better This Year,” Says Toto Wolff of Mercedes
The racing boss also says drivers complaining about the 10 p.m. night race time should get over it.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff walks in the paddock during the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 22.
Source: Icon Sportswire/Icon SportswireToto Wolff’s first Formula One race in Las Vegas was “chaos.”
“It was learning on the job,” said Wolff, chief executive officer of Mercedes AMG Petronas, during a wide-ranging interview ahead of the second-annual Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix. He was speaking about the construction, logistics and general organization of the inaugural event that drew in an estimated $1.5 billion for the local economy last year—50% more than the Super Bowl. “I don’t think that Vegas really knew what to expect.”