{"id":96198,"date":"2023-11-17T12:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=96198"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:24:03","slug":"f1-fans-mock-loose-manhole-cover-causing-chaos-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/f1-fans-mock-loose-manhole-cover-causing-chaos-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 fans mock loose manhole cover causing chaos in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Las Vegas&#8217; Sphere becomes one of Formula One&#8217;s now-infamous manholes&#8230; and holes in the road are patched up with a Domino&#8217;s sauce pot! The best memes mocking F1&#8217;s nightmare start in Sin City<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fans ripped into Formula One following the chaotic scenes at the Las Vegas GP<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice was halted after eight minutes due to a loose manhole cover on track<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon suffered damage to their cars in the incident<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fans have relentlessly lampooned F1 for the farcical scenes at the Las Vegas\u00a0Grand Prix which saw the first practice session cancelled due to a loose manhole cover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Formula One&#8217;s return to the city for the first time since\u00a01982\u00a0descended into chaos after only eight minutes due to the\u00a0broken drain cover which damaged the cars of drivers\u00a0Carlos Sainz\u00a0and Esteban Ocon.<\/p>\n<p>Race officials released a statement that an inspection by Formula One and FIA determined &#8216;a single water valve cover&#8230;failed.&#8217; They added that F1, FIA and local engineers were working to resolve the problem.<\/p>\n<p>During the delay, which lasted until second practice began at 2:30am local time (10:30 GMT) fans ripped into the unbelievable scenes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many were quick to post the viral pothole-laden road meme on TikTok, with one user on X, formerly Twitter, accompanying the post with the caption: &#8216;Vegas Friday highlights so far.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77926591-12761567-image-m-48_1700222811806.jpg\" height=\"781\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77926603-12761567-F1_fans_ripped_into_Formuia_One_after_the_shambolic_scenes_durin-m-49_1700222824336.jpg\" height=\"773\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>F1 fans ripped into Formuia One after the shambolic scenes during the first practice session<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/11\/77916637-12761567-Track_marshals_and_officials_tend_to_the_area_of_the_track_that_-a-4_1700220574135.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Track marshals and officials tend to the area of the track that saw first practice ended early<\/p>\n<p>Another user opted for an image of the famous Community episode, Remedial Chaos Theory, where a character can be seen walking to a room engulfed in flames and his fellow classmates in disarray having left a blissful scene only moments prior.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One fan creatively altered the Las Vegas sphere, which had been given a special F1 makeover in the lead up to the Grand Prix weekend. Tourists have seen the now iconic orb transform into anything from the globe to an NBA basketball.<\/p>\n<p>But one user reimagined it as the drainage cover, with the message: &#8216;Too soon?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>While work was being done on filling the hole that had been left following the incident, another user on X posted an image with a golfing pin and wrote: &#8216;Hello everyone, F1 has been cancelled so welcome to the Las Vegas Invitational golf tournament.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t just fans poking fun at Formula One on Friday, Pizza giants Dominoes also got in on the act.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dominoes posted an image of their garlic and herb dip plugging the gaping hole in the road with the message: &#8216;Fixed it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/12\/77926589-12761567-image-m-50_1700222836071.jpg\" height=\"761\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/11\/77926593-12761567-image-a-7_1700220597826.jpg\" height=\"711\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dominoes even got in on the act, posting an image of the hole filled with one of their dips<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/11\/77919873-12761567-A_frustrated_Carlos_Sainz_returns_to_the_pit_lane_after_his_car_-a-1_1700220499478.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A frustrated Carlos Sainz returns to the pit lane after his car was damaged by the loose cover<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/11\/77917735-12761567-The_roads_were_scheduled_to_be_reopened_to_the_public_in_Vegas_a-a-2_1700220503770.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The roads were scheduled to be reopened to the public in Vegas around the sessions\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Second practice finally got underway at 2:30 local time (10:30 GMT), leaving\u00a0<span>officials in a race against time in their bid to get the schedule back on track, with the roads due to reopen to the public at 4am.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will provide an update on the race schedule as soon as possible,&#8217; a statement had said following the initial incident. &#8216;During this review period, all tickets, food and beverage and entertainment options will continue to be honored, and we remain focused on providing our patrons with a great experience.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the reassurance, videos on social media showed rows of empty seats in the stands around the track, with many fans leaving amongst the delays and confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The FIA later said Sainz hit the concrete frame around a manhole cover and the governing body must now inspect every manhole cover on the course.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12761567\/F1-fans-field-day-mock-loose-manhole-cover-causing-chaos-Las-Vegas-pile-memes-poking-fun-Grand-Prix-farce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Vegas&#8217; Sphere becomes one of Formula One&#8217;s now-infamous manholes&#8230; and holes in the road are patched up with a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>F1 fans mock loose manhole cover causing chaos in Las Vegas - stopsmokingway<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/f1-fans-mock-loose-manhole-cover-causing-chaos-in-las-vegas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"F1 fans mock loose manhole cover causing chaos in Las Vegas - stopsmokingway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Las Vegas&#8217; 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