Inside the Las Vegas Grand Prix: F1’s Biggest Gamble Pays Off
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Las Vegas. The city of lights, entertainment, and ambition. But once a year, it becomes something else entirely - a Formula 1 racetrack.
In this Track Limits special documentary, we go behind the scenes of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, hearing directly from the people who built it. At the center is Emily Prazer, F1’s Chief Commercial Officer and President of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, who led the charge to create F1’s first-ever owned and operated race.
From the billion-dollar economic impact to the engineering, logistics, and cultural transformation of the Strip, this film dives into how the city that never sleeps became home to one of motorsport’s most complex and spectacular events.
Alongside Emily, hear insights from Silvia Bellot (VP of Race Operations, F1 & Race Director, F1 Academy), Terry Miller (General Manager, Las Vegas GP), and Steve Hill (CEO & President, LVCVA), who reveal the unseen challenges of turning Las Vegas Boulevard into a living, breathing racetrack.
🔑 Chapters & Highlights
00:00 – The Vision and Challenge: How F1 turned Las Vegas into a racetrack
00:41 – Event Scale: The 450-acre Olympic-level footprint
01:29 – Emily Prazer’s Story: From Liberty Media to leading F1’s boldest race
02:14 – Building the Experience: Inside F1 X, hospitality, and fan activations
05:11 – Race Night Spectacle: Creating the ultimate Saturday night fight
06:13 – Community Impact: How the city embraced the race
07:05 – Entertainment vs. Racing: Answering the purists
08:04 – Emily’s Career Path: From IMG to F1’s leadership team
10:42 – Women in F1: The rise of representation and F1 Academy
12:18 – Grassroots Growth: Building the next generation of drivers
17:55 – Vegas Origins: How COVID-19 helped birth F1’s newest race
22:43 – F1’s U.S. Strategy: Vegas, Miami, Austin, and the American expansion
23:59 – Brand Innovation: Sponsorships, creativity, and fan engagement
29:57 – Always-On Formula 1: The global brand evolution
34:07 – Future Vision: Turning race weekend into a Super Bowl week
41:45 – The Legacy: F1’s economic and cultural imprint on Las Vegas
🏁 Featuring
Emily Prazer – Chief Commercial Officer, Formula 1 & President, Las Vegas GP
Silvia Bellot – VP of Race Operations, Formula 1 / Race Director, F1 Academy
Terry Miller – General Manager, Las Vegas GP
Steve Hill – CEO & President, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
🧠 Key Topics
- The billion-dollar economic impact of the Las Vegas Grand Prix
- How F1 transformed the Strip into a world-class racetrack
- The behind-the-scenes operations that make it all possible
- The evolution of women in motorsport through F1 Academy
- How Vegas changed F1’s global strategy and fan engagement
- The balance between entertainment spectacle and pure racing
🔔 About Track Limits Podcast
Track Limits brings you behind the barriers of Formula 1, telling the stories of the people who make the sport run — from drivers and engineers to race directors and innovators.
🎥 Watch more exclusive interviews and documentaries at https://www.tracklimitspod.com
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