Cold a determining factor in Las Vegas?
Formula 1 teams will have to cope with cool conditions at the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. With temperatures barely above 10°C in Sin City on Friday, changing tires and finding grip on new tires will be a real challenge.
Get out your puffer jackets, it’s going to be cold in Las Vegas! Daytime conditions will generally be pleasant, but the evening will be more than cool.
The sun sets around 4:30 p.m. local time, two hours before the first track sessions. The good news for the teams is that the risk of rain is relatively low and humidity will be 22%.
What are the weather forecasts for the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
The weekend will start on Thursday, Friday morning in Europe, with Free Practice 1 and 2 sessions. While the temperature will be around 18 degrees during the day, it will be much colder at the start of the sessions, with a forecast of 7 degrees.
The forecasts remain similar for Friday evening (Saturday in Europe), for Free Practice 3 and qualifying, with temperatures expected to be around 8°C.
As a reminder, the race will start at 10 p.m. local time (7 a.m. French time). It should be slightly warmer. It will be around 10°C. However, the weather is expected to be much windier than the previous two days.
Teams will have to adapt and find the best strategy in terms of tires. **Max Verstappen is the strong man expected this weekend**, he can secure a fourth consecutive world title this weekend.
