F1 and Las Vegas have history – but 1980s Caesars Palace car park 'fantasyland' soon turned into a damp squib

Ahead of F1’s return to Sin City, Kieran Jackson looks back at two bizarre years of racing round the Caesar Palace parking lot — and Nelson Piquet throwing up in his helmet

A punishing but boring oddity in a car park – F1's Vegas past

PHOTOS: Remember when F1 was held on Las Vegas Strip at

PHOTOS: Remember when F1 was held on Las Vegas Strip at Caesars

It was a nightmare': Former Caesars Palace executive looks back on

F1 on the right track in Las Vegas after parking lot past

F1 on the right track in Las Vegas after parking lot past

F1 US GP: When F1 held a race in a Las Vegas car park

The last time F1 was in Las Vegas was in 1981 and 1982. Known as

F1 US GP: When F1 held a race in a Las Vegas car park

A punishing but boring oddity in a car park – F1's Vegas past

PHOTOS: Remember when F1 was held on Las Vegas Strip at Caesars

The six weirdest places F1 has run (List)

Inside abandoned Vegas F1 track held in car park with bizarre

PHOTOS: Remember when F1 was held on Las Vegas Strip at Caesars

What happened the last time F1 was in Las Vegas at 'the worst