Wigan Warriors & Warrington Wolves stars mix it up with celebrities at Las Vegas Grand Prix

Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves are making their presence felt in Las Vegas already after two of their star players found themselves among the celebrities at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Matty Ashton and Kruise Leeming were among the stars at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas this weekend as preparations for Super League's presence in the Sin City continue to pick up speed.

Both clubs are pulling out all the stops to raise awareness of the contest and that has seen both clubs send their star players out early to be part of another of Las Vegas' big sporting events. Formula 1 has become one of Vegas' major events of the year, with stars from across the globe attending. Brad Pitt, Rory McIlroy and Sylvester Stallone were among those in attendance.

And this year has seen the two Super League stars invited, three months before their two clubs battle it out at the Allegiant Stadium as part of the NRL's enhanced Vegas weekend after a successful first event.

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Around 10,000 British fans are expected to turn out for the event, which will also see the England women's team take on the Jillaroos, as well as two NRL matches. Wigan and Warrington will be the first match of the weekend.

The two saw Brit George Russell win the race, with Lewis Hamilton finishing second. Max Verstappen also celebrated winning his fourth World Championship.