Formula 1 has extended the Las Vegas Grand Prix for 10 years, locking the race into the calendar until 2037 and pushing its future far beyond the 2027 guarantee that had been in place. The move gives the event a far firmer footing in Las Vegas after just three races on the Strip.

Emily Prazer said the longer deal would give the organisation the stability it needs to take the event to the next level, while Stefano Domenicali called it a big moment for Formula 1. The extension lands now because the race had only been secured through 2027 before this agreement, leaving its long-term place in the sport unsettled despite the momentum built over the first three seasons.

The new commitment was not simply a matter of Formula 1 signing off on more racing. It depended on continuing support from Clark Country, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the casino organisations whose properties line the Strip, all of whom helped make the event work in a city where the race has had to justify itself from the start. Steve Hill said he first met Prazer and Domenicali about five and a half years ago, and the scale of the change since then is plain: three races are in the books, and 12 more are now ahead.

Hill said Formula 1 racing down the streets of Las Vegas is unlike anything else and that the event changes the brand of the city. That is the real significance of the extension. Formula 1 is not just keeping a race on the calendar; it is staking a longer claim in the US market, with Domenicali framing the deal as part of that wider push. The open question is no longer whether Las Vegas will stay in Formula 1, but how far the event can grow with a decade of certainty behind it.