Williams Formula 1 star Alex Albon has suffered a shock retirement at the Las Vegas Grand Prix compounding the team's misery this weekend. The 28-year-old became the second retirement of the race, after Pierre Gasly also came into the Alpine garage earlier than planned after a terrific qualifying performance on Friday.

With heavy rains forcing the postponement of qualifying in Brazil to Sunday morning, just hours before the São Paulo Grand Prix, the ten F1 teams faced a difficult challenge with

While experts predict this year’s race will pull in slightly less than the $500 million or so in revenue for Formula 1 and the $1.5 billion in Las Vegas economic impact achieved in last year’s race, the contest and its weeklong festivities will still be a boon for all those involved.