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The first F1 race weekend on the famous Strip has been blindsided after Esteban Ocon ran over a water valve cover, with his Alpine lifting it proud of the resurfaced asphalt. His Alpine sustained damage and a yellow flag was waved but Sainz still clattered over the loose cover.

The first on-track session for the inaugural race weekend on the streets of Las Vegas was abandoned after just eight minutes on Thursday evening when Ferrari's Carlos Sainz ripping up the concrete frame of a water valve cover on the flat-out Strip section.

This weekend, F1 owner Liberty Media realises its long-held ambition of bringing the series to downtown Vegas, with a layout incorporating a large section of the gambling haven's iconic Strip.

F1’s return to Vegas will take place on an all-new course that incorporates the city’s famous Strip boulevard – with the public roads being used having been resurfaced ahead of the event. 

The Bellagio fountains on the Las Vegas Strip won't be very visible

The Bellagio fountains on the Las Vegas Strip won't be very visible

Greg Maffei has issued an apology for the disruption brought to the city after workers expressed disquiet over the impact on infrastructure

Thanks to a mid-November calendar slot, and the decision to hold the charge along the famous Strip at night, the air temperature will most likely drop well below 10 degrees Celsius for all track sessions.

Organisers of the first grand prix in Sin City for more than 40 years vow to stage an unmissable event to rival the Super Bowl