Sparks Fly in Vegas as Faulty Manhole Halts F1 Practice Session

Sparks flew on and off the Formula 1 track in Las Vegas on November 16, as a manhole cover damaged two cars, halted a practice session, and left Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur fuming over what he said was an "unacceptable" situation. The Formula 1 event's first practice session was brought to a halt after just nine minutes when a broken manhole cover https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.watch-carlos-sainz-brings-premature-end-to-free-practice-1-in-las-vegas-with.4nGMpmrQ3vqKeT3oOyifcu.html damaged the cars of Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and Alpine's Esteban Ocon. Frederic Vasseur called the incident "unacceptable" in a https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13009976/las-vegas-gp-first-practice-cancelled-after-broken-manhole-cover-damages-cars-of-carlos-sainz-and-esteban-ocon press conference after the session. The Las Vegas Grand Prix is https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp2-for-the-las-vegas-grand-prix-delayed.3TRumjKL6LssR9rUJUiwPq.html set to take place on Saturday night . This footage, from Van Townsend, shows the moment Sainz drove over the faulty manhole. A second practice session started in the early hours of November 17. (Footage by Van Townsend/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)