The start of Free Practice 2 for the 2023 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will be delayed following the drain incidents that led to the abandonment of FP1.
In the first 10 minutes of the session, Carlos Sainz collided with a loose drain cover on the Strip, destroying the Ferrari.
Esteban Ocon also collected debris, forcing Alpine to change his chassis, with the red flags being deployed and the remainder of the session cancelled.
The FIA, F1 and engineers then began track inspections for the rest of the drains around the circuit, with a single water value cover failure being traced as the cause of the loose drain.
As such, there is a delay to the start of FP2, but there is no time frame for when the session will start or how long it will be
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