Water valve cover on Las Vegas Grand Prix course halts first practice of the weekend

Published November 17, 2023 3:16 AM

By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first Formula One practice of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was called off less than 21 minutes into Thursday night’s session after Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a drainage cover. F1’s governing body said it had to inspect all the covers on the course. Sainz hit it just nine minutes into the practice on the street course that includes a large portion of the Strip. It caused the Ferrari to bottom out and potentially destroyed his engine. The session never resumed and F1 said the start of the second practice would be delayed. Ferrari was livid.

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