The F1 tyre struggles expected in Las Vegas’ low-temperature winter climate

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, it’s started to get a little chilly in the last few weeks – and dark. Summer slipped behind the curtain long ago, and only the ersatz light from street lamps and far-too-early Christmas decorations provide illumination at 5pm on the journey home from work.

Back in the day or, at least, those days between 1985 and 1995, Adelaide offered some respite to the Formula 1 contingent already weary of the winter’s approach. A cold November tinkering in a lock-up in Northamptonshire could be tempered with the lengthy plane ride Down Under; the heights of summer were not far away in Australia’s opposing seasons.