The second practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was red-flagged twice Thursday evening because of concerns over a loose maintenance cover near Turn 17.

The stoppages had shades of a similar incident at the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix two years ago, during which a water valve cover came loose on The Strip and damaged the underside of Carlos Sainz's Ferrari .

The 2023 incident resulted in the first practice session ending early and second practice being delayed until the early hours of the following morning.

Thursday's first stoppage came as a precaution after a trackside marshal reported concerns that a maintenance cover appeared to be loose.

The suspension to the session allowed race control personnel to visit Turn 17 and inspect the maintenance cover, with the FIA issuin

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