'I’m looking forward to try to do the best I can, but I’m not looking forward to (the show).”
I know, of course, in some places they are part of it, but let’s say it’s not in my interest,” the Red Bull driver said. I don’t like all the things around it, anyway. “I just like to always focus on the performance side of things. The driver expected to win his 18th win of the season - sixth in a row - then skipped a VIP party at The Wynn in which F1 president Stefano Domenicali asked all drivers to attend. The reigning three-time Formula One champion called Saturday night's race “99% show, and 1% sporting event' while complaining he felt like “a clown” standing on the stage during Wednesday night's opening ceremony that featured multiple musical acts. LAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas Grand Prix is an absolute spectacle of neon extravagance and Max Verstappen has absolutely no interest in the excess and opulence weaved into Formula One's first visit to Sin City in 41 years.