Aussie star Daniel Ricciardo calls out hefty ticket F1 prices in Las Vegas: ‘would be nice that the sport remains accessible for everyone’

• Aussie driver was shocked to hear some tickets cost $1500
• Also stated it was ‘tough to hear’ some felt it was unaffordable
• F1 racing has returned to Las Vegas for the first time since 1982

Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has called out the jaw-dropping ticket prices for the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend.

Base tickets to the event are being sold for almost $1500 per person – and they don’t offer a view of the actual circuit.

Ricciardo stated he is ‘aware’ of the exorbitant prices, and was disappointed some fans may not be able to afford the experience in Sin City.

‘I did hear some entry-level prices. I’m well aware that not everyone can afford those,’ he told RaceFans.

‘I would love to see the general admission [ticket] affordable for anyone, whatever job they have.

Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has called out the jaw-dropping ticket prices for the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend

Base tickets to the event are being sold for almost $1500 per person – and they don’t offer a view of the actual circuit (pictured, Daniel Ricciardo during free practice)

‘Of course if there’s then some crazy packages and people want to spend that money, all good, so be it.

‘But I guess I don’t like to hear ‘we would have loved to come, but we just simply couldn’t afford it’. That’s obviously a little bit tough.’

Ricciardo, who will drive for AlphaTauri this weekend, also urged the F1 to be a sport that is ‘accessible for everyone.’

Practice 1 began on Friday afternoon (AEDT), but was cancelled after 20 minutes, due to a pot hole which caused Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari to be forced to stop racing.

CCTV footage showed a fiery plume of smoke emerge from under Sainz’s car as he was soon lost amid the sparks before returning to the garage in dramatic scenes.

F1’s governing body, the FIA, later confirmed a concrete frame around one of the drain covers had failed, which caused the significant damage to Sainz’s Ferrari.

A furious Ferrari team principal, Fred Vasseur, said: ‘The situation is that we damaged completely the monocoque, the engine, the battery. 

‘I think it’s just unacceptable. This will cost us a fortune.’

The main race will be staged on Sunday, November 19 at 5pm (AEDT).

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