The most expensive sporting event in North America was almost undone by the failure of a few screws. Formula One’s F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix is still reeling from a practice run incident on Thursday.
That’s when a car was badly damaged by the screws from a street manhole. The event’s first practice run by Carlos Sainz Jr. was canceled when his vehicle ran over a cover on the temporary street course.
It caused extensive damage to the underbody of his Ferrari and Sainz said the piece broke through far enough to damage his seat.
F1 then closed the course to inspect the entire circuit, which includes a long portion of the Vegas Strip. That was merely the latest mishap in the estimated $500 million event.
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