LAS VEGAS — George Russell was too fast to catch on the track Saturday night. But he finally hit the brakes to celebrate. Russell basked in his his F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix victory at XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas.

The British driving star and Mercedes mainstay parked it at about 3:30 a.m., an unbilled appearance alongside Swedish House Mafia during the Sports Illustrated post-race party.

Russell arrived with his girlfriend of four years, Carmen Montero Mundt. The couple left at about 5 a.m., just after the final blast of party cannons.

The club was packed by the time the SHM collection of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso took the stage at 2 a.m.

The superstars had never played an extended series in North America, but were recruited by Wynn Vice President of Nightlife Ryan Jones at the 2022 Coachella music festival in 2022.

“I went up there with their management to see how the crowd reacted to their headlining set,” Jones says. “And once I saw that reaction, it was a slam dunk for me to bring them here.”

Just before the performance, a drone show spelling out the Wynn Nightlife logo was produced over the Wynn pool. Strobes and party cannons erupted during the SHM set, the volume rivaling that of Russell’s winning Mercedes race car.

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