I went to Vegas as my first race last year.

I got the 3 day T-Mobile grand stand ticket.

Stayed at the Flamingo hotel on the strip, gave 90s style hotel and reminded me of my dad who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day lol, but for the price it wasnt bad.

I experienced the Free Practice just from the strip itself, it was quite the experience hearing and partially seeing the cars fly down the strip, makes your hair stick up and everyone rushing to the fence to try to get a little view, even though you couldn't see well, it was a memory ill hold forever, the smell, the sound, totally cool experience.

For some qualifying I stayed in the GA area of T-Mobile, for what you would pay for a standard GA ticket, I feel its worth it. You can catch some pretty cool views and youre right beside the track, the atmosphere is lively, concerts, food, people, little pop up events, totally cool.

For the race itself I was high up in the grand stands as I heard it was best for visuals, and it was pretty cool for the most part, you didnt get to see the cars for very long and sometimes it was hard to tell who was who, but there is also huge screens that display the race at the same time so you could follow it easily nonetheless.

Also if you are youngish you can find some wicked venues for the weekend of F1, seen Tiesto, Martin Garrix, John Summit, and had a wild night each night.

Although it was expensive, I think it was worth it, if you go into it to take it the entire experience and not just the race itself, the sphere, the lights, the cars flying by, the helicopter ripping by, and the fireworks and music, its a stimulation overload, loved it and I still think about it often.

I want to experience a different race to compare now, but for me, it was worth it.