Viva Las Vegas!

Flying high!: Singer Justin Bieber waving the chequered flag at the finish line. —Reuters

LAS VEGAS: There were missteps and mistakes, and a master class in how not to handle customer relations. But by the time Justin Bieber waved the chequered flag on Formula One’s return to Las Vegas, the US$500mil (RM2.3bil) Sin City gamble had hit the jackpot.

F1 and owner Liberty Media hosted an electrifying event last Saturday night that turned out to be both one of the best races of the season and a glitzy international spectacle that can only be pulled off in Las Vegas.