Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari SF-23 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mark Thompson | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesWhen Liberty Media Chairman John Malone finalized the $4.4 billion acquisition of Formula One in 2017, he knew he was onto something.
Mark Thompson | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesEvening out the field created more exciting story lines, which Netflix seized on.
But to crack America, F1 needed a spectacle, and the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix would provide it.
Mark Thompson | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images
Persons:
Charles Leclerc of Monaco, Ferrari, Mark Thompson, John Malone, Fred Vasseur, — Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes AMG, Zak Brown, CNBC's, Max Verstappen, Stuart Pringle, Malone, Brown, Stefano Domenicali, Alexander Albon, Williams FW45 Mercedes, Kevin Magnussen, Haas, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Organizations:
Las Vegas, Circuit, Getty, Liberty Media, Formula, Liberty, Ferrari HP, Constructors, Honda, McLaren Racing, Oracle Red Bull, Prix, Qatar, Lusail, Netflix, Silverstone, CNBC, Dells, Miami, Austin, Vegas, Autodromo Jose
Locations:
Las Vegas , Nevada, Netherlands, parc ferme, Lusail City, Qatar, U.S, Vegas, Thailand, Denmark, Brazil, Sao Paulo