The race was initially red flagged with just over 50 minutes remaining on the clock after 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz pulled to the side of the track.

It soon eᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmerged that Sainz had hit so𝐆me sort of bump, damaging the floor of his car, which turned his engine off.

I﷽t transpired that the bump was in fact a loose 🌞drain cover.

Replays showed Sainz violently going📖 over it, even though he had lifted due to the yellow flags.

Fortunately, Sainz was uninjured by the impact.

Shortly after, the FIA announced that the session will not resume as it will take time to assess the issue as safety is paramoun♒tꦉ.

The FIA released a statement, stating: "We are currently looking at an issue with a drain cover, which ✱is the reason for the current de♓lay."

Alpine were also affected by it with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon, with the French team forced to change his chassis due to the damage🎀 sustained.

In terms of lap times - albeit unrepresentative given the limited running -168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Charles Leclerc was 2.5s clear of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg at the top of the timesheets.

Looking a🅷head to the FP2, the FIA confirmed they will check every drain cover a🔯t the circuit to ensure it's safe to drive.

Th🌳e FIA added: “Following inspection, it was the concrete frame around a manhole cover that has failed,” he said. “We now need to check all of the other manhole covers which will take some time.

“We will be discussing with the local circuit e🧔ngineering team about the length of time it will take to resolᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚve and will update with any resultant changes to the schedule.”