Formula 1 The first free practice sessions of the Las Vegas Grand Prix (USA) this Thursday have been canceled for the following reasons: The manhole cover on the track that caused Ferrari to crash Carlos Sainz it would stop.

Spanish pilot jumping over a loose or raised manhole cover as if crossing a pit or some kind of obstacle He emerged from the incident uninjured and without any problems. but his car had to be towed.

These first free training sessions have been cancelled. The test didn’t even take half an hour The game is on the city track.

Sainz was moving in a straight line He crashed into something on the track, as seen in the television broadcast of the practice. The car spun out and a loud noise was heard on the television.

Spanish Ferrari He immediately stopped and parked on the left side of the road.This caused a red flag in the circuit.

A few minutes later, FIA has decided to cancel these first practice sessions because of this incident.

Broadcast footage showed There was significant damage to the underside of Sainz’s car and that FIA officials came to see the condition of the car as it was being removed.

“Following FIA review It was determined that the concrete frame around the culvert had failed. “Formula 1 said during the first free practice session on its official X account (social network formerly known as Twitter).

FIA also gave assurance began examining all similar coverage areas on the route and declare that they will inform later about any changes in the planned program of this Grand Prix.

On the other hand, Alpine announced in X: They will change the chassis of French Esteban Ocon’s car also due to the alleged damage caused by a manhole cover on this city course, whose race was scheduled to be held at 22:00 on Saturday (06:00 GMT on Sunday).

The first free practice sessions in Las Vegas started this Thursday at 20:30 local time (04:30 GMT on Friday). The second session is scheduled for midnight (08:00 GMT) in Nevada City.

This unfortunate and worrying incident Darkened the start of this Grand Prix in Las VegasIt is included in the Formula 1 calendar for the first time and emerges as one of the most important moments of the 2023 season.