The Las Vegas GP’s second practice is tentatively set to get underway at 02:30 local time as organisers complete their track inspection.

The opening practice was halted and subsequently cancelled after just nine minutes after a loose water drain cover was thrown up by the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz, significantly damaging the car’s underside.

The same fate also befell the Alpine of Esteban Ocon. Both teams have been forced to build up new chassis.

The delayed FP2 session has been extended to 90 minutes to compensate for the opening practice curtailed sessions.

Unfortunately, the session will be closed to the public.

Read also:

“Due to logistical considerations for our fans and our staff we have made the determination that we will be closing all Las Vegas Grand Prix fans areas at 1:30 am PR.” Stated the organisers.

“We look forward to welcoming fans back later today for exciting FP3 and qualifying sessions”.

Holding the sessions behind closed gates is likely to add another layer of discontent from the fans. Welcome to Las Vegas!

Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter

Michael Delaney

Recent Posts

Norris reckons Mercedes used higher power mode in Spa FP2

Lando Norris reckons all Mercedes-powered cars may have benefited from higher power unit settings in…

33 minutes ago

Permane declares Tsolov ‘next in line’ for F1 promotion

Racing Bulls team boss Alan Permane has declared Red Bull junior Nikolas Tsolov "next in…

2 hours ago

Belgian GP: Friday's action in pictures

Formula 1 kicked off its Belgian GP weekend in earnest on Friday at Spa-Francorchamps, and…

14 hours ago

Alpine addresses Gasly crash and consequences in Spa FP2

Alpine has moved quickly to ease concerns after Pierre Gasly's heavy crash in Friday's second…

14 hours ago

Verstappen says ‘real gap’ to Mercedes exposed in FP2

Max Verstappen opened the Belgian Grand Prix weekend by topping the first practice session, but…

15 hours ago

Antonelli hails ‘massive turnaround’ between Spa Friday sessions

Kimi Antonelli believes Mercedes found the answers it had been searching for after a dramatic…

16 hours ago