A raised manhole cover that will cost the Ferrari led by Carlos Sainz dearly not only in sporting but also economic terms. The incredible unscheduled event in the first free practice of the Las Vegas GP which caused the destruction of the floor of the Spaniard’s Ferrari will not only force Sainz to start ten positions back, but will also cause damages that go beyond a million dollars for having completely damaged the chassis, the engine and the battery. A problem for Ferrari and for Sainz who will see him climb the special ranking which concerns the amount of the bill from the body shop of the various teams due to the fault of their drivers, including accidents, broken wings and nose cones. In this singular ranking updated after the Singapore Grand Prix won by Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, we discover that the two drivers from Maranello had a significant impact on the bill of the Prancing Horse workshops. Standing tall in the ranking of the most “damaging” in F1 is Logan Sargeant who, day after day, race after race, sees his future at Williams increasingly at risk. Sainz – according to the latest estimates published on social media – is currently in sixth place with over one and a half million dollars in damages and what happened in Las Vegas will certainly make him gain positions.
“This situation is simply unacceptable.” After free practice 1 was interrupted due to a raised manhole cover which seriously damaged Sainz’s Ferrari, the team principal of the Maranello team, Frederick Vasseur, was furious: “The impact completely damaged the monocoque, the engine, the battery. Everything this is simply unacceptable. I don’t think Sainz will take part in FP2.”
As for the amount of damage, the passage over the manhole forced Ferrari to change the survival cell, the engine, the battery pack and the control unit of Sainz’s SF-23. Even on Esteban Ocon’s Alpine we had to intervene, replacing the survival cell.
Las Vegas: manhole damages single-seater, free practice 1 lasts 9′
The Formula 1 weekend in Las Vegas got off to a bad start where the first free practices lasted just 9 minutes due to a manhole cover raised on the street circuit which damaged several cars. Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari paid the price the most as it hit the raised manhole, destroying the bottom of the car. The session was interrupted while work is still being done on the track to make it safe and the second session which was supposed to start at 9am Italian time was postponed. There is still no official announcement from the FIA, but we are heading towards the restart at 11/11.30 with an hour and a half of free practice 2 to make up for the time lost in the first.
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2023-11-17 13:25:00
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