A street maintenance cover has again disrupted on-track action at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where Thursday night practice was stopped twice so the track could be inspected.

The inaugural race in 2023 was upended just nine minutes into the first practice session when a loose cover damaged the underbody of Carlos Sainz Jr.'s car. It took more than two hours to fix the loose cover and inspect the entire circuit, which runs 3.85 miles (6.20 km) and utilizes parts of the iconic Las Vegas Strip.

The next practice didn't begin until after 2 a.m., lasted until 4 a.m. and all spectators had been sent home long before activity resumed.

There were no issues last year and Thursday's first practice was clean with Charles Leclerc of Ferrari leading the session. Trouble came with about 20 minutes left

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