US EditionManhole cover on Las Vegas Grand Prix course halts first practice of the weekend
- The Las Vegas Grand Prix was delayed due to a loose manhole cover damaging a car, causing the opening practice round to be halted.
- The FIA is inspecting all manhole covers on the 3.8-mile course, leading to a potentially time-consuming process.
- Both Ferrari and Alpine teams experienced car damage, with Ferrari describing it as "extensive" and Alpine needing a new chassis for Ocon's car.
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Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix opening practice canceled due to a broken manhole cover
Las Vegas Grand Prix's Free Practice 1 was canceled less than 10 minutes into the session on Thursday due to the concrete frame around a manhole cover failing, damaging Esteban Ocon's Alpine as well as the engine, energy store, and control electronics of Carlos Sainz's Ferrari.
Fans sour on Vegas F1's first practices as delay mars sport’s most expensive race - The Nevada Independent
The world spotlight turns to Las Vegas this weekend as the city's first Formula One grand prix in four decades, and the first ever to run down the Las Vegas Strip, gets underway. But high ticket prices and lower than expected hotel volumes have raised fresh questions over spectator demand — questions compounded late Thursday after an abbreviated practice session cut the weekend’s opening on-track action dramatically short, prompting renewed con…
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Practice sessions faces halt over loose manhole cover
The first practise session of F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix was called off because of a loose manhole cover which damaged the cars of Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon's Alpine. The next session started after a halt of two and half hours.
Formula 1 Cancels First Practice Session Of Las Vegas Race After Carlos Sainz Hits Manhole Cover
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 16: Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari F1 team navigates the Las Vegas Boulevard straight during free practice 1 ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, United States. (Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images)Kym Illman/Getty Images The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix has not become the national sensation that race organizers wanted it to be. Not in a good way, at…
Formula One Car Shoots Flames During Practice Run in Las Vegas
A Formula One car turned into a flamethrower during a practice run in Las Vegas Thursday night, spitting out a stream of fire that was caught on dramatic video ... forcing officials to cancel the rest of the session. Check out the footage, obtained…
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