{"id":296886,"date":"2023-11-01T20:31:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T01:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=296886"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T20:35:51","slug":"f1-gets-fu-from-social-media-for-plans-to-block-grand-prix-viewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/f1-gets-fu-from-social-media-for-plans-to-block-grand-prix-viewing\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Gets \u2018FU\u2019 from Social Media for Blocking Vegas Race Views"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wasn\u2019t just privacy screens that will block views of the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix from pedestrians crossing the bridges above the track. For fans hoping to get a peek at the big race or even a selfie of the Sphere two weeks before<\/em> the race, the news just got a whole lot worse.<\/p>\r\n

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All pedestrian bridges crossing the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix track will be fitted with metal cages like this one. (Image: KTNV\/Las Vegas<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

On Monday, we reported that someone was tearing off the privacy screens<\/a> installed by F1 crews. Since that report, it has become clear that the screens are only one part of an elaborate view-blocking system being installed by Formula 1 crews.<\/p>\r\n

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The main part of the system is a giant metal cage that will line all bridges crossing the racetrack. The official function of the cage, which will eventually include a covering, is to prevent pedestrians from tossing anything onto the track that may threaten the safety of the drivers.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

However, the cages also prevent pedestrians from reaching and tearing the privacy screens, or climbing over them, for a verboten peek at the race. There’s an official function for this purpose, too, which is to keep pedestrian traffic flowing freely across the bridges.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Railing at the Railings<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

On Twitter, Las Vegas locals and tourists alike are seething at the indignity imposed by these devices on tourists who don\u2019t even care about the race.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cAwesome job by the Las Vegas Tourism Board, really making people feel welcome,\u201d commented @andy73690988. \u201cUnbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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That bridge looks like a pen for cattle and farm animals!\u201d added @JordanXRP1985. \u201cGet along now you slow moving tourists!!! Nothing to see here!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cI understand why they do this, but why so early?\u201d asked @alex_nassif. \u201cCould\u2019ve done it the week of the race.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cDestroying tourists trips, hurting tourists and destroying locals lives for 6 months… so .00000000002% people will actually make money for 3 days,\u201d commented @JasonSarcinelli. \u201cGFY VEGAS.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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No words,\u201d added @matteberhardt1. \u201cTo my knowledge, F1 doesn\u2019t bend over European cities like this … It\u2019s disgusting to me what\u2019s being done here. It\u2019s bad look for both F1 and Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cCross the bridge and don\u2019t you dare look, you peasants,\u201d added @epalascianook.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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One event that pretty much ruins the whole strip experience,\u201d wrote @flickrfumes. \u201cI\u2019m rooting for it to lose huge money.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

In the YouTube video below, frequent Casino.org<\/em> tipster Jacob Orth tours one of the bridges in the process of being built.<\/p>\r\n

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