The race was initially red flagged with just over 50 minutes remaining on the clock after 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz pulled to the side of the track.

It soon emerged that Sainz had hit some sort of bump, da💯maging the floor of his car, which turned his engine off.

It transpired that the bump was in fa♛ct a loose drain cov🧜er.

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

Fortunately, Sainz was uninjured by the impact.

Shortly after, the ꦗFIA annജounced that the session will not resume as it will take time to assess the issue as safety is paramount.

The FIA released a statement, stating: "We are currently looking at an issue with a drain cover, which is the reason for the curr💯ent delay."

Alpine were also affected by it with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon, with the French team forced to change his chassis 𒁃due to the damage sustained.

In terms of lap times - albeit unrepresentative given the limited running -168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Charles Leclerc was 2.5s clear of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nico Hulkenberg at the top of the timesheets.

Looking ahead to the FP2, 🃏the FIA confirmed they will check every drain co♈ver at the circuit to ensure it's safe to drive.

T൩he FIA added: “Following inspection, it was the concr𝔍ete 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 engineering team about the length of time it will take to r💜esolve and will update with any resultant changes to the schedule.”