Based on previous results on similar circuits, Ferrari and McLaren are the pre-race favourites as Formula 1 heads to Las Vegas, but two key factors could yet trip them up.
This is also notwithstanding a rather resurgent Red Bull after Max Verstappen’s thumping victory last time out in Brazil, his win in F1’s return to Sin City last year and how his team’s car packages have been superb on aerodynamic efficiency right through the current rules era.
