A post-race report to Clark County outlined the highlights and lowlights of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. But the newly-appointed top executive said she's working to improve the experience.

Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix officials said more than 7,000 general admission tickets were put on sale Friday at noon — continuing through 11:59 p.m. Sunday — for Nevada residents

MGM Resorts International pushed in all its chips on the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. The company won big, producing 14 percent quarterly increases in Strip gaming and hotel revenue.

The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix sent Strip casinos to their second-highest gaming revenue month. The race didn't have the same of affect on downtown casinos.

Former MGM Resorts executive Cliff Atkinson took over as president of the management company that oversees Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. His first job was the get the property ready for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Formula One fans helped Strip casinos produce their second-highest single-month gaming revenue total during November.

Gaming and tourism numbers associated with the Las Vegas Grand Prix haven't been released, but MGM Resorts CFO said race weekend was a record for hotel revenue.

Depending on where you were Saturday night, the running of the first Las Vegas Grand Prix offered a wide range of perceptions.

The spectacle promised for months by Las Vegas Grand Prix organizers — a show unlike anything else on the F1 calendar — has come under the world’s microscope. 

High ticket prices and lower than expected hotel volumes have raised fresh questions over spectator demand — questions compounded late Thursday after an abbreviated practice session cut the weekend’s opening on-track action dramatically short.

As the grand prix kicks off Saturday after several days of practice sessions, qualifying and other F1 events, the question will remain the same — is closing the most iconic street in the world for half a week worth it? 

Despite months of preparation, F1 officials are still running into obstacles associated with holding a grand prix in one of the world’s most iconic tourist destinations — from busing in casino workers, dealing with unexpected (and costly) infrastructure demands and permanent changes to the face of the Strip. 

Las Vegas Grand Prix tickets are not just expensive — they're expensive even by the standards of Formula One, experts say. 

With a last-ditch funding deal out of reach in Congress, the government will officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, grinding the machinery of many federal agencies to a halt.

Sphere in Las Vegas has just 200 parking spaces until after the Las Vegas Prix is completed in mid-November. Those planning to attend performances of U-2 will have to find places in nearby casino parking garages.

Ellis Island Hotel and Casino and the Palms Casino Resort are not on the Strip, but two properties are finding ways to get involved with the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix in November.

The decision to cut down the trees has been criticized on X, formerly known as Twitter, and a petition circulating online is calling on MGM Resorts to pledge to plant new trees elsewhere in the Las Vegas Valley.

Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick (D-Las Vegas) pressed grand prix officials during a commission meeting Tuesday to explain how resort and casino employees would be able to access the back ends of major Strip properties. 

At $2.3 billion, Sphere in Las Vegas is the resort corridor's most expensive entertainment venue. Analysts asked the company's CEO about the finances ahead the late September opening.

The proposal shows Formula One will be the more expensive mobilization for the state, costing nearly $331,000 compared to roughly $180,000 for the Super Bowl.