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F1 changes Las Vegas manhole covers to avoid Sainz crash repeat

10 days 19 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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Formula 1 has modified the Las Vegas Strip circuit's manhole and valve covers to prevent a repeat of Carlos Sainz's heavy crash last year.During the very first... read more »

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Why Las Vegas isn't sitting on its laurels despite year one F1 success

6 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Despite the early drama of the loose water valve cover that risked derailing the event almost before it got going, a spectacular race on Sunday helped it live up to the... read more »

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How Liberty's Las Vegas F1 gamble paid off

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Liberty convinced local authorities and major casinos to back the project and allow the city to be closed down, and for the first time the organisation also served as promoter... read more »

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Alpine deny rival F1 teams lobbied for Sainz Vegas GP penalty

12 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Alpine Interim Team Principal Bruno Famin has denied that rival Formula 1 teams lobbied for Carlos Sainz’s penalty in Las Vegas, insisting the stewards had no other choice.... read more »

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F1 steward admits handing Sainz Vegas GP penalty ‘felt wrong’

12 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Formula 1 steward Derek Warwick admits it “felt wrong” having to hand Carlos Sainz a 10-place grid penalty at the Las Vegas Grand Prix for circumstances outside his control.... read more »

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Sainz: "Dramatic" issues in final races put "dark patch" on 2023 F1 season

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Spaniard's Las Vegas weekend was compromised by the water valve incident in practice, and after a 10-place grid penalty he was only able to secure sixth place on a day... read more »

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Wolff 'applauds' FIA for F1 swearing crackdown after official warning

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Mercedes team principal and his Ferrari opposite number, Fred Vasseur, were called to face the FIA stewards ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for incidents of swearing... read more »

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Sainz escapes F1 grid penalties after FP2 crash on Abu Dhabi bump

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Sainz crashed early in the session as he passed the pit exit, bringing out the first of two red flags that greatly reduced the track time available for all drivers, with Nico... read more »

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Wolff, Vasseur summoned to F1 stewards for bad language during Las Vegas GP

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Wolff and Vasseur took part in the Vegas event's team principals' press conference just after FP1 had had to be cancelled, due to a water valve cover being worked... read more »

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Ferrari want ‘more clarity’ on F1 rules after Sainz Vegas GP penalty

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Ferrari Chairman John Elkann has called for the FIA to implement “more clarity” on its application of rules in Formula 1 after Carlos Sainz’s grid drop in Las Vegas. The... read more »

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Why FIA couldn't help Ferrari with force majeure penalty waiver in Vegas F1 race

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Sainz had to take his third energy store of the season after it was damaged when he ran over a water valve cover in FP1.The change automatically triggered a 10-place penalty,... read more »

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F1 team bosses call for Las Vegas schedule change

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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The event timetable was later than any in the history of the sport, both to shift local road closures to later in the day, and to accommodate TV viewers in Europe.The FP2 and... read more »

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Wolff: F1's "extraordinary" Las Vegas GP shows criticism was overblown

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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F1's much-anticipated return to Vegas got off to a bad start on Thursday when water valve covers were ripped up by Carlos Sainz' Ferrari and Alpine's Esteban... read more »

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Ferrari to discuss compensation over Sainz Vegas GP incident

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur has confirmed he will hold discussions with the Las Vegas Grand Prix over compensation for Carlos Sainz's FP1 incident. The opening... read more »

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Ferrari to have "private discussion" over Sainz Vegas F1 damage compensation

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Sainz ran over a metal water valve cover that had come loose and destroyed the chassis, power unit and energy store of his SF-23.A precedent for compensation was set after an... read more »

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Law firm launches legal action over F1 Las Vegas GP spectator ejections

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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It is asking for payments of "in excess" of $30,000 per spectator, split equally between "general" and "special" damages.After Thursday's... read more »

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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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After F1's fraught opening day of action in Las Vegas, both final practice and qualifying ran to plan which culminated in Leclerc taking pole in a Ferrari 1-2 in... read more »

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Sainz ‘upset’ with F1 and Ferrari rivals for Vegas GP grid drop

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Carlos Sainz declares that he's been left "upset" by the sport and also Ferrari’s Formula 1 rivals for his grid penalty in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The opening... read more »

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Vegas GP fans offered F1 merchandise vouchers after being sent home

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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F1's long-awaited spectacle on the streets of the gambling haven of America got off to a disrupted start on Thursday when Carlos Sainz's Ferrari suffered huge damage... read more »

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F1 explains why spectators were ejected from Las Vegas track before FP2

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Track action finished at 4am local time on Friday morning, three hours later than scheduled, after a delay caused by the need to inspect and make secure all the water valve... read more »

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Ricciardo: Vegas FP2 without F1 fans didn't feel worth it during delay

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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F1's much anticipated romp around the streets of Vegas hit an early roadblock when the cars of Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon dislodged water valve covers, which damaged... read more »

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Sainz: Vegas F1 incident shows FIA rules can be improved in "so many ways"

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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F1's flagship Vegas race weekend endured a turbulent start after the first practice session was red flagged eight minutes in, and then FP2 delayed by 2hr30 as steps were... read more »

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Stella: Sainz Vegas incident highlights F1's need for "failsafe" track measures

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Sainz's car was badly damaged when he ran over a water valve cover that had popped up early in the first session at the new venue, while Esteban Ocon also ran over it and... read more »

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Vasseur: Ferrari paying ‘mega price’ with Sainz Vegas grid drop

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur says it is paying a "mega price" for the incident that has left Carlos Sainz with a 10-place grid penalty for the Las Vegas Grand... read more »

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What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Formula 1's return to Las Vegas got off to a shockingly bad start with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz striking a loose water valve cover in FP1 and that session having to be... read more »