Yeah, that's true re: Monaco and having had this happen for 100 years so it's kind of like a pop-up I suppose when F1 comes to town, unlike Vegas doing it from scratch. I was going to say Montreal before I quickly remembered its on an island and other than the track, and touristy shit, there isn't anything there to be overly impacted. I do remember coming into Montreal many years ago a week prior to the race and you could see the grandstands already up at Senna corner.
But, you all forget that when there are bags of money to be made by those that are going to make bank, nothing will impede their ability to rake in the cash! LOL So, regardless of the hassles, BS and issues with having the race in Vegas, on the strip, on a Saturday night during TGiving weekend, they aren't going to worry about those affected by this in a negative way.
How many businesses would you say would be affected by this
@Diabeetus69? I ask because I was involved in some legal proceedings both in Court and through the Utility & Review Board process. Basically a new convention centre was being built pretty much in middle of downtown Halifax, and due to the construction, lots of streets were cordoned off and affected a good 15 or 20 business. Now, this project was of course a year or two in duration so it was severely impacting revenue of these small businesses, that like the Vegas ones, relied on foot traffic for sales. Restaurants, clothing stores, book stores, bars were some of the types of businesses affected. The legal proceedings were brought by those businesses seeking redress for the disruption. Ultimately, both the court proceeding and the UARB process found against them and they were not awarded compensation from the various corps involved in the constructions, nor were they successful against the provincial and municipal governments.
Again, I live in a smaller shit city so money isn't easily given and you have to fight for it. But with Vegas, I wonder if they will simply provide compensation to those businesses affected or if they will be able to somehow accommodate them and they will be able to stay open.
Not sure if you are in Vegas yourself, but if you are, be interesting to be kept apprised about the constructions of the track. Its still a year and a half away, but it would be cool to see a construction plan as to how they will go about setting up the track and the timeframe involved. Like how long before the actual race will they start doing the work? There should be something available like that at some point.
As to current F1 shit, Porsche/Audi are looking more likely to be joining F1. Would they tie up with Andretti? If not, does that mean Andretti won't be in unless he buys an existing team, or will they actually have 2 new teams in next few years? With how F1 has apparently grown in allure, much like the housing market, a team that was worth a certain amount a year ago, is going to be worth more now, and will keep increasing if F1 continues its upward trend.
