The removal of Formula 1 Las Vegas GP It was very complicated. Saw it coming. In a new layout where the temperature of the track is low, and also lost the rubber deposited the day before because it was opened to traffic in the morning, the asphalt is a skating rink, especially at the beginning, in the first turns. . For this reason, the start seems very complicated, especially in a very tight first corner. There, the majority of pilots lingered and Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz They made a round.
The Asturian, who started 9th, tried to make up positions and pass some cars on the inside with a good first few meters. However, there was no grip there and when he braked he became a passenger in his car, which began to slide until it completed the rotation, facing the opposite direction of travel, with a final touch on Valtteri Bottas.
The same thing happened to Carlos Sainz, who while trying to improve on the inside after being forced to start from 12th starting position, lost control of his Ferrari due to a lack of grip. Sainz was 18th and Alonso, 19th.
The collision with the Alfa Romeo caused damage to Alonso’s Aston Martin. The virtual ‘Safety Car’ came out and the Spaniard went in to change the nose and put on hard tyres, trying something complicated: finishing the race with just one stop. Sainz also came in to do the hard work. Just like a ‘Checo’ Pérez who was also hurt by starting from so far away.
As if that wasn’t enough, on lap 3, Lando Norris went into the wall, causing chaos when the first safety car came in.
Verstappen, sanctioned for closing Leclerc
At the front, Charles Leclerc, who started from pole, and Max Verstappen, who started from second, also suffered from a lack of grip in the first corner. Charles started from the outside, from the first place, and Max did it from the inside but in a dirty place. However, the Dutchman started better and got to the inside of Turn 1. He looked like he was winning the position, but he was too far away, probably due to a lack of grip. And Leclerc went with him.
The question remains as to whether Charles drew that curve correctly and when he pulled up next to Max he blamed the Dutchman for blocking his path and preventing him from doing so. That earned Max Verstappen a 5 second penalty.
Source: La Verdad
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