Sainz’s power unit and s🔯urv♋ival cell suffered irreparable damage when he ran over a loose water valve cover early in first practice in Las Vegas, an incident which caused FP1 to be cancelled. 

Ferrari requested dispensation from the stewards in order to carry out the required repairs without incꩲurring the usual grid penalties but were denied. 

Despite sympathising with Ferrari’s “unusual and un🐎fortunate circumstances”, the stewards insisted the regulations must be respe🌜cted. 

That prompted a discussion on Sky’s coverage of a heavily delayed second practice session, and led to the stewards’ verdict being questioned.♔ 

“The thing I don’t get… I know it’s a regulation but can the teams not a𓆉gree that th꧑ey should get a pass?” 2009 world champion Button said during Sky’s coverage.

Fellow pundit Chandhok added: “I agree. It’s ridiculous. I can🧸’t think of any precedence where a circuit issue has caused a chassis change, during 🌳the practice phase of a weekend. 

“I don’t think there has been precedent. So I agree with Jenson, that there could have been a dispensation sign♛ed by all the other teams.”

Button then said: “And they 🐟would hဣave. They would have signed it.” 

To which, Chandhok added: “Yes, in this context, I think it would 📖have been the🌱 fair thing to do.” 

McLaren b💜oss Zak Brown confirmed his team would have supported Ferra🥃ri not getting a penalty and said he was "a little bit surprised" by the decision. 

"It was nothin🍸g of their own doing," Brownജ told Sky. "It was a unique incident. We need to be more sporting, if something like that happens. We would have supported them not getting a penalty.

"In F1 there is a lot of self-interest. I don’t know who it was [who didn't support Ferrari's request]. I could take a guess that it’s someone who is running in competition with them.♎ It’s unfair." 

Sꦿainz’s car 🎐was fixed in time for him to take part in FP2.