Formula 1’s first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to take place this weekend, but things haven’t gone too smoothly in the buildup to the inaugural race.
Ahead of Saturday’s competition, cars took to the track for their first practice session on Thursday. The practice session was extremely short lived, however, as it was forced to conclude less than 10 minutes after it started due to a manhole cover that hit the car of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
In a statement released after the cancellation of Saturday’s practice session, the FIA determined that it the incident was caused due to the failure of a concrete frame around a manhole cover, per Chris Medland of RACER.