As a result, the organizers said that, for safety, they had to release the people working at the event, as they had been working for many hours. As a result, the stands and even the VIP areas had to be emptied.
The cars raced to empty stands for 90 minutes, with no further problems with the sewers.
Fans reported the lack of information during the waiting period, and anger at the indication that they would not be rewarded. In the statement, F1 did not apologize to fans, and said that “we have all been to events canceled for weather and technical reasons. It happens, and we hope people understand.”
Soon after, they announced that people who only had tickets for Thursday would receive a $200 voucher to spend at the event store. The amount is similar to that paid by these fans to watch the free practice sessions and is equivalent, with the addition of fees, to some tickets for the three days of São Paulo GP activities.
It is worth remembering that the Las Vegas GP is, by far, the one with the most expensive tickets. So much so that F1 is having difficulty selling all tickets, and prices have already halved in some cases.
It is also worth remembering that, in fact, there have been other cases of manhole covers coming loose. But this should not be normalized. The justification is that street circuits are more difficult to inspect so often because the roads have to be closed. In a calendar that has been favoring this type of circuit, even due to the directive of Liberty Media, owner of F1, to combine races with tourist destinations, everything that happened on Thursday and early Friday morning in Las Vegas has to serve to generate changes rather than condescension.
2023-11-18 06:20:27
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