{"id":297926,"date":"2023-11-17T17:53:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297926"},"modified":"2023-11-17T17:53:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:53:57","slug":"daniel-ricciardo-questions-f1-chiefs-as-las-vegas-gp-fears-raised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/racing\/f1\/daniel-ricciardo-questions-f1-chiefs-as-las-vegas-gp-fears-raised\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Ricciardo questions F1 chiefs as Las Vegas GP fears raised"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lewis Hamilton previews Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/h3>\n

Alpha Tauri star Daniel Ricciardo has questioned F1 chiefs after Carlos Sainz wrecked his Ferrari by driving over a loose drain cover during practice ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Formula One\u2019s return to Las Vegas was thrown into chaos following the incident as the opening practice session of the weekend was cancelled after just eight minutes.<\/p>\n

The Nevada street circuit has been added to the F1 calendar this year, with teams and their drivers descending on the United States earlier this week. But a red flag was issued after Sainz\u2019s Ferrari was significantly damaged by the broken drain cover.<\/p>\n

Esteban Ocon’s Alpine then collided with the debris that had been left behind in the aftermath of the incident and required a replacement chassis. The opening session was ultimately completely cancelled, with the second practice being extended from 60 minutes to 90 minutes after starting two-and-half hours later than scheduled.<\/p>\n

And Ricciardo has questioned F1 bosses after being asked if they had prioritised the razzmatazz of the Las Vegas event over the safety of the sport.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s a fair question,\u201d he said. \u201cWe’re like, yeah it’s a late day, but two cars got ruined. Along with that there is a financial thing there for the teams, which is a big issue for them, but then you brought up the biggest issue which is safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo fortunately Carlos is okay, but those things could be greater. When I say greater I mean bigger consequences. I don’t know, I think it’s easy to say we did opening ceremonies and focused on other things and did they do their due diligence on the track? But with everything that happened today, you could ask some questions like did they do enough?<\/p>\n