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u2 with verstappen hamilton leclerc ricciardo in las vegas

Verstappen, Hamilton and Ricciardo on stage with U2

7 November 2023 at 08:30
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  • Ludo van Denderen

Las Vegas is the setting for the next Grand Prix. The Formula 1 circus descends on a city known for its glitz and glamour, its many casinos and, of course, its concerts. U2 currently has a concert residency there - as it is so nicely called. With Dutch drummer Bram van den Berg temporarily within the ranks, the Irish band has to make way for the fast cars in the coming period.

At the preliminary farewell to the audience, Bono - the lead singer of U2 - explained to the audience why his band had to give way for a moment: "We’re giving Las Vegas back to Formula 1, actually. Now you don’t know what F1 is, it’s a sport where very tidy, lean, mean men and some extraordinary women climb onto rockets and try to stay on earth and not achieve orbit, something like that. A little like Rock n Roll actually. Less dangerous!"

Verstappen on drums, Hamilton on bass

Bono then introduced the members of U2 to the audience. And there were some familiar names among them, according to the video posted by the band itself. "One of the four great things out of Holland, on the drums, Max Verstappen! On the bass, the most elegant man on the circuit, who is it? Who is it? Lewis Hamilton on the bass. And on guitar, the Monaco model himself, Charles Leclerc. I’m at home, with country music and metal and I am the right person to bring peace between Formula 1 and Nascar. On vocals, Daniel Ricciardo", Bono said.