With Ocon finishing second and Gasly third in the main event — and Gasly adding a P7 in the F1 Sprint Race — Alpine banked a staggering ... hang on in the standings as the grid heads to the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the first of three straight races ...

So, the F1 -Las Vegas union can’t fail, right? It can, actually. We know that because it has failed before — and somewhat spectacularly. All one has to do is look back to 1981 and 1982 to understand why this bet doesn’t offer a guaranteed payout.

Las Vegas will host the finale of next year's all-female F1 Academy series after races on three continents, organisers announced on Monday.