All the bells and whistles will be on display at the – if only officials checked all the manhole covers. Hundreds of millions were only for it to all look rather silly. So called of the Las Vegas GP being delayed until 2:30am.
It was certainly not the way organisers and fans wanted the first GP in Las Vegas since 1982 to be held. The only positive for the beleaguered organisers is that the return to Nevada is not the first, or last race, to be remembered for the wrong reasons – takes a look at some of the most chaotic races in F1 history The Daily Star is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us! Through the app, we’ll send you the sassiest showbiz stories, some naught headline and a seismic smattering of aliens. .
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If you’re curious, you can read our . $500m does not get you what it used to. Let’s start with the most recent F1 calamity.
After only nine minutes, the first practice was cancelled after Ferrari ace Carlos Sainz and Alpine star Esteban Ocon drove over the top of a manhole cover and damaged their cars. Practice had to be quickly cancelled to ensure there were no more unintentional booby traps on the track. A FIA statement said: “Following inspection, it was the concrete frame around a manhole cover that has failed.
We now need to check all of the other manhole covers which will take some time – we will be discussing with the local circuit engineering team about the length of time it will take to resolve and will update with any resultant changes to the schedule. ” F1 meets IndyCar – it should have been a match made in heaven. Unfortunately for organisers and F1 fans, the Grand Prix in Indianapolis was a disaster as it only featured six cars.
An exploding Michelin tyre resulted in every car using the French brand being banned from racing. Unfortunately, the French brand is rather popular in the sport, resulting in only six cars racing on the track. The only person who was happy with the race was touring car star Tiago Monteiro, who was able to land his first and last F1 podium.
With Ferrari enduring a season to forget, Monza, the birth place of the iconic motor brand, gave the F1 giants a helping hand by electing to shun the recently redesigned track and go back to the old track, which featured many long straights that were perfect for the large, powerful engines of Ferrari. Incensed by the decision, all the British teams, BRM, Lotus and Cooper all decided not to turn up for the race, leaving a straight fight between Ferrari and Porsche – oh, and a whole host of privately entered cars. F1 organisers know it only rains in Britain on days that end with a ‘Y’, yet there appears to be no solution to inclement weather.
The 1998 British GP featured some of the most spectacular rainfalls you would see on these shores. It ensured an unforgettable race as Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert did not even get through 16 laps, before David Coulthard also skidded away on lap 38. However, Mika Hakkinen was enjoying an incredible afternoon of racing that saw him amass a huge 49 second advantage over Michael Schumacher.
However, after he skidded off and then got himself back into the race, a safety car was brought out to slow the race down. Hakkinen lost his lead, but it was okay as Schumacher was given a ten-second stop-go penalty for overtaking Alex Wurtz under the safety car. Yet, Ferrari decided to ignore the penalty and crossed the line, before entering into his pit-lane – which was after the finishing line.
Ferrari were handed the victory to the fury of McLaren – the race was so controversial, racing stewards Howard Lapsley, Nazir Hoosein and Roger Peart all resigned. The record for the shortest F1 GP must belong to the 2021 race in Belgium. The planned 44 laps was reduced to a mere three due to inclement weather.
Most bizarrely of all, two of the laps were completed with a safety car leading the pack. The safety car left on lap three, but the race was soon ended when a red flag was signalled to the drivers To keep within racing regulations, the results were taken from the end of lap one with only half points given to drivers who finished in the top 10. Who would have ever thought scheduling a F1 GP in the middle of the Japanese typhoon season would be a bad idea – well, if the 1994 GP was anything to go by, nobody at F1 contemplated this.
From start to finish, the race was a massive washout. The side of the track was littered by cars that had spun out during the race. A racing marshal even suffered a broken leg in and amongst the carnage.
Most controversially, the winner was declared by an aggregate system that added the times from part one of the race to the times on part two. Michael Schumacher won part one by 6. 8 seconds, but an incredible display from Damon Hill in part two saw him pull 10.
1 seconds clear of the German great. Hill won the race by 3. 3 seconds despite crossing the line 10.
1 seconds clear – unsurprisingly, F1 chose to ditch the process of determining the racing results on aggregate. .
From: dailystar
URL: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/f1-las-vegas-gp-motorsport-31467743
