Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix will make ample use of Las Vegas’ already-famous Sphere as backdrop to the race this weekend, but it comes with some ground rules.
Autosport reported that the Sphere, a massive, globe-like LED display that has become a big attraction in Las Vegas in the short time it’s been installed, will be used for a number of things during the race such as advertisements, driver cards and footage from the race itself. However, there’s one rule it has to follow — it can’t use the colors red, yellow or blue.
This is due to those three colors being very important for drivers to notice on the light panels at the side of the track that signify flags. Yellow serves as a race caution in certain sectors, red indicates a race stoppage and a return to the pits and blue is a notice for lapped cars to allow cars behind them ahead on the rung to pass. Because it could get confusing for drivers seeing these colors in the corner of their eye from the Sphere, the Sphere won’t use these colors in its extravagant LED displays.
F1 will get full control over the Sphere during race proceedings after renting it out for the weekend. The Sphere is currently occupied by Irish rock band U2, who are putting their Las Vegas residency on hold for the event.
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