MPH: Furious F1 bosses show Vegas bigger than drain cover drama

F1's high stakes | View in browser FORMULA 1 | MARK HUGHES Furious F1 bosses show Vegas is bigger than drain cover drama – MPH It was just a pesky drain cover. But with an F1 underfloor pulling an uplift of over 2-tons at 150mph, the effect it had on Carlos Sainz's Ferrari as it came up was devastating. The whole chassis of the car was destroyed, the power unit and the battery probably too.  Thankfully, Sainz was unhurt. Just nine minutes into the new Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend and the show stopped. Esteban Ocon was just cruising back to the pits under the red flag Sainz's incident had created when he too caught the dislodged piece of the cover – destroying the Alpine's chassis too... READ MORE PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES FORMULA 1 | DOMINIC TOBIN Racing's manhole mishaps: why Las Vegas had plenty of warning      A loose manhole cover has holed the hype around the Las Vegas Grand Prix. But organisers can't say they weren't warned. From Montreal to Monaco; Shanghai to Sepang, stray drains have plenty of form for wreaking havoc READ MORE SUBSCRIBER CONTENT | DAMIEN SMITH Designing an F1 city circuit — the challenges facing Las Vegas GP engineers     We all love a city circuit but as Clive Bowen of Apex Circuit Design tells Damien Smith, regular roads – especially in the US – can cause plenty of problems READ MORE SHOP PROMOTION Motor Sport shop: Bestsellers Official Motor Sport Magazine 100 Years Calendar | 2024 Build a Porsche 911 | Advent Calendar | Christmas Gift Benetton | The Rebels of Formula 1 | Signed by Damien Smith Formula 1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - City of Lights - 2023 Binder | Racing Green | Motor Sport Jenson Button Signed | Full Size Brawn GP Helmet Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60