RaceFans Round-up: 29th January 2025

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.

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Is consumer demand for Las Vegas casinos softening? (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

‘The monthly gaming revenue declines in the second half of 2024 can largely be attributed to a few factors, experts said, including difficult year-over-year comparisons to a few exceptional months in 2023 and significant statistical swings in baccarat, a notoriously volatile table game. Another factor was the failure of the second annual Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix in November to match or exceed the impact of November 2023’s inaugural race, which certain Strip casino operators alluded to in the months leading up to the event.’

These hysterical weather warnings need to stop (The Sun)

Jeremy Clarkson: ‘I’m told his new house isn’t anywhere near the team’s HQ. It’s in Milan, and he doesn’t even commute in a Ferrari road car, choosing instead to use Fiat’s helicopter. It made me wonder. What is Lewis now? A driver? Or a superstar?’

Grand plans for Buckmore Park… (Motorsport UK)

‘John (Surtees) was the catalyst for all of this. He got involved in the circuit around 25 years ago, I used to race at Buckmore many years ago – I didn’t get to a very decent level. John always had a passion, even when he left motorsport, he wanted to make motorsport as accessible as possible having not come from a very wealthy background.’

Eurosport to be replaced by TNT in the UK as Warner Bros. Discovery shakes up sports portfolio (Deadline)

‘ Storied sports channel Eurosport will disappear from British screens next month as Warner Bros. Discovery rejigs its sports portfolio. Live sports and other programming from Eurosport will move to the TNT channels, which are operated as a joint venture between WBD and UK telco BT.’

0.001秒でもタイムが縮まるならコース外でも走ってしまうのがレーサーの性。
そんなヤンチャなレーサーたちを、縁石がそのトンガリを施設休業中に更に鋭く研いで待っております…👿✨ pic.twitter.com/Qznn8MymdU
— 鈴鹿サーキット Suzuka Circuit (@suzuka_event) January 28, 2025

Having been around BT Sport when they won Champions League rights, I saw how coverage of smaller sports was gutted (remember motorsports tonight, or the end of season review shows). So expect similar again in the next rights round. I hope I’m wrong
— Ben Evans (@bencommentator) January 28, 2025