Good to hear. The lighting is so dark except for track so it was hard to tell.
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Session over. Not a good start
FP1 to not be resumed?
Seemed like Sainz hit a huge bump that killed the gearbox.
Couldn't believe when they said it won't resume
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Great start to this weekend!!! This race is going to be short lived on the calendar.
Interesting, never thought about the grate of a drain popping up to damage a car.
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Interesting, never thought about the grate of a drain popping up to damage a car.
Holy hell, is that what that was?
They're speculating now its the outer frame of manhole that hit the floor of the car
Any buddy said lots of pissed off fans now.
The manhole cover frame popped up?
That's wild.
That's wild.
This is shaping up to be a total disaster of a race weekend. Only way this is redeemed is if Ferrari wins.
Union labor…
I wondered if the manhole is too high so that if the car goes over it just right and bottoms out that'll damaged the floor instead of sparking when just rubbing pavement.
Well, that's very anticlimactic.
Guess I'll go to bed?
Guess I'll go to bed?
F1 has cancelled the first practice session of the first ever Las Vegas Grand Prix due to a loose drain cover 😳 pic.twitter.com/hLcP1VHfED
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) November 17, 2023
Rookie mistake, every street race venue knows manhole, grates, and valve access covers have to be welded down or held down in some way
Looks like the Vegas Grand Prix woke up an chose violence. Gonna be a hell of a weekend!
Alpine have to redo Ocon's car as well.
Ocon's damage is so bad Alpine has to change the chassis. Ouch. #F1 #LasVegasGP https://t.co/IGV48moOsh
— Chris Medland (@ChrisMedlandF1) November 17, 2023
Following an FIA inspection, it was found a concrete frame around a manhole cover had failed during FP1.
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 17, 2023
The FIA are commencing checks on all other covers across the circuit. Any changes to scheduling will be advised in due course.#F1
zhou guanyu also sustained damage. Not sure how bad though
Probably looks something like this, except for a water valve box riser cover
They did all that. It was the concrete around it that gave.tk for tu juan said:
Rookie mistake, every street race venue knows manhole, grates, and valve access covers have to be welded down or held down in some way
In the tweet above with the large guy sweeping, the concrete is in place and the cover is missingAzariah said:They did all that. It was the concrete around it that gave.tk for tu juan said:
Rookie mistake, every street race venue knows manhole, grates, and valve access covers have to be welded down or held down in some way
Here the cover can be seen getting sucked up, dragged under Sainz's car for a little bit, and coming to a rest on the track
Photo of concrete collar and frame still in place, concrete damage from cover hitting it as it was sucked up
CCTV footage of Sainz hitting the drain cover in FP1 #F1 #LasVegasGrandPrix pic.twitter.com/VV5O3fmqBT
— Jean. (@Johnners96) November 17, 2023
Photo of concrete collar and frame still in place, concrete damage from cover hitting it as it was sucked up
FP2 at 4am CST
They took off 30+ valve covers and filled the riser shafts with a fast cure material. City field ops will not have a fun Monday or the rest of the year trying to get access back to the valve operator
They took off 30+ valve covers and filled the riser shafts with a fast cure material. City field ops will not have a fun Monday or the rest of the year trying to get access back to the valve operator
This seems, dumb.
Carlos Sainz will receive a penalty for the changes to his car following the loose drain incident in FP1. pic.twitter.com/Qyd2Xsxm1Q
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) November 17, 2023
I was just watching FP2 while eating breakfast and the commentators made it sound like no fans were allowed in the stands, like they sent everyone home or something. They didn't elaborate. Does anyone know what happened?
Robert C. Christian said:
This seems, dumb.Carlos Sainz will receive a penalty for the changes to his car following the loose drain incident in FP1. pic.twitter.com/Qyd2Xsxm1Q
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) November 17, 2023
This might be the dumbest **** ever.
Can't believe they didn't let fans in. Did it start later than planned. So far, glad I didn't go.
FP2 will now be going ahead without any fans at the track due to "logistical considerations". pic.twitter.com/mLdqvfkQwo
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) November 17, 2023
In my head, I am hearing John Hammond's speech from Jurassic Park about how when they opened Disneyland, nothing worked.
Hopefully, everything can recover from a poor start so that this doesn't become the biggest F1 premiere disaster.
Come to think of it though, probably nothing can be worse than their "parking lot" race from many decades ago.
Hopefully, everything can recover from a poor start so that this doesn't become the biggest F1 premiere disaster.
Come to think of it though, probably nothing can be worse than their "parking lot" race from many decades ago.
For Sainz, did he go over the PU or transmission allocation for the year with the change? If so, while unfortunate, I don't have an issue with the penalty. At this point in the season, it's a risk for all teams.
I know it's fun to joke about Ferrari miscues but damn, that's messed up. Looking at the damage to the vehicle, he or someone else could have been seriously hurt.
It's a PU change for Sainz. Tough luck.
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