F1 News: Lance Stroll Wants Las Vegas "Show" To Be An Exception - Can't Be "Dancing" Every Weekend

He finished P5 in the Las Vegas GP.

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll expressed that he is ready to accept a 'show' similar to the Las Vegas Grand Prix in the future but stressed that he can't be dancing every weekend. 

Despite F1's return to the city after nearly four decades, it did witness some backlash from championship winner Max Verstappen, who called the inaugural race in Las Vegas 99% show and 1% sporting event. 

However, he changed his tune eventually after winning the race as he sang "Viva Las Vegas" in an Elvis Presley-themed race suit during his victory lap on the team radio. Even Stroll clarified that the Las Vegas Grand Prix brought something different to the F1 table.

But, the Aston Martin driver clearly stated that he won't be putting up with the antics next time. He told RacingNews365:

"It is good for the sport to have a few races like this, where it really puts on a big show for Formula 1, and get everyone watching.

"It is great for the business, it attracts a lot of people and fans to the race.

"Do I want to be jumping and dancing to Tiesto every single weekend? Not really, but occasionally, it is fun for the show."

Stroll secured his second consecutive top-five finish in Las Vegas, outperforming teammate Fernando Alonso. This marked the first time both drivers finished a race since the Austrian Sprint and the second time in the season, with the previous instance being in Spain. Speaking on his Saturday run, he added:

"A lot of guys pitted under the Virtual Safety Car, or the Safety Car, so I don't think that's really when the race came to us.

"Lap 1 was really good as we gained like 10 positions with a lot of guys going wide at Turn 1, and from there, we had really good pace in the car.

"We were on the front foot attacking the whole race, which is different, and I think we've been a bit more of a Sunday car this year compared to Saturdays.

"It's been a trend for over a year, with just a very good car on a Sunday, so I felt like that was the case again."

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