It is Wednesday night here in Toronto, which means it is Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas where Formula 1 picks up its schedule for the 22nd race of the season.
Only having really experienced the Canadian Grand Prix from a working standpoint, I can’t even begin to imagine that chaos that has already begun in Sin City. The last of the crews arriving, drivers getting settled, activations activating. To put it simply: a Grand Prix weekend is like this tornado of hype, fans, money, wild sightings, good times and cars. It spins.. holding pace, place and panic for four days.
A schedule with baked-in practices, meetings, postmortems and the expected surprises that come up. It’s part of what comes with it I’m sure, but I, like you and them, are human. This is not normal. It certainly doesn’t make it easy to maintain an energy and smile throughout every single interview or meeting with a face less familiar. All understandable.
All that being said, I was very much prepared to be hit with a “Tired, Kayla,” when I asked him how he was doing ahead of our interview. Instead this ready to go, burst of energy hops on our video call, gets comfy, breaks ice with a smile and kicks off our time with an enthusiastic “ Hey! How’s it going?”
TSN: F1 put a lot of emphasis on pushing and promoting Vegas which is still in its infancy. In your opinion what makes a stop on tour iconic?I think that the most important thing for that is the energy around the event. That's what makes it very, very special. If you look at Spa for example , it's very special for the energy that there — the die-hard fans that have been watching Formula One for many, many years, and that's a signature of Spa.
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