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Las Vegas tourism board allocates $6.5M a year for Formula One

May 11, 2022

Tourism officials have committed $19.5 million over the next three years to sponsor Formula One races on a course that includes the Las Vegas Strip.

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Viva Las Vegas: F1 adds Strip as it expands to 3 US stops

Mar 31, 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It’s been 40 years since Formula One last ventured into Southern Nevada for back-to-back Las Vegas races staged in the parking lot of the Caesars Palace hotel.

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Smoke and flames rise from a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah following a reported attack by Yemeni rebels. A huge cloud of smoke was seen near the Formula One venue in the city following the attack.

The Saudi Formula 1 race will go on despite a Houthi missile attack near the track

Mar 26, 2022

Missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels targeted the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah — not far from the auto racetrack in the city.

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Students from the Youth Winter Olympic Sports School perform ice and snow gymnastics during an event marking the 100-day countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China, on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia and China are accused of using sports to cover up human rights abuse

Nov 29, 2021

Saudi Arabia has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to stage high-profile sporting events. Critics say those investments are an attempt by the kingdom to cover up human rights violations.

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Major automakers like Jaguar develop all-electric race cars to compete in Formula E. Here Mitch Evans, in a Jaguar, leads rivals during the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in New York City on July 11.

With A Whirr, Not A Roar, Auto Racing Drives Toward An Electric Future

Jul 19, 2021

Formula E is an all-electric auto race — like Formula 1, but battery-powered. And some of the innovation seen on the race track could eventually make it to your driveway.

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