Class action lawsuit filed against F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix after practice controversy

The F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix had a headache of a practice session on Thursday. Now F1 has a class action lawsuit against them. Eight minutes into the first practice session, F1 canceled the first session and barred fans from the second session following an issue on track.

Carlos Sainz hit a water valve on the street course. It caused massive damage to his Ferrari and caused him to later receive a 10-position penalty in qualifying.

Ultimately, as a result of fans having to leave their viewing areas, Dimopoulos Law Firm, as well as co-counsel JK Legal & Consulting, have filed a lawsuit in Nevada District Court. The lawsuit is on behalf of 35,000 fans who had tickets to the practice sessions.

“We will vindicate the rights of the fans that traveled great distances and paid small fortunes to attend, but were deprived of the experience,” Dimopoulos Law Firm owner and lead attorney Steve Dimopoulos said in a statement, via Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The lawsuit names Liberty Media Corporation as a defendant. They are doing business as Formula One Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix and TAB Contractors, Inc. According to the Review-Journal it claims “breach of contract, negligence and deceptive trade practices against the defendants.”

Tough week in Las Vegas.

F1 lawsuit comes after chaotic practice session

This F1 lawsuit seems to be a bit silly. I’m not sure how many fans are going to buy into this thing and how far it can actually go. However, it is interesting for the time being. The F1 week has been up and down with each passing day.

When the opening ceremony began on Wednesday, it looked awesome. Things were just as impressive as F1 had promised they would be. However, it has become clear that F1 has not been great in handling the practice issues.

On top of kicking fans out for FP2, F1 has yet to issue an official apology. They have now offered fans a $200 gift card to the Las Vegas Grand Prix online store. Just a fraction of what fans would have spent on travel, lodging, and tickets.

Then, qualifying showed us what this event could be. It went well and was exciting. So, we’ll see how things finish up on Sunday.

Do you think the F1 lawsuit has legs? Or will it just fade away after this weekend?