The most expensive sporting event in North America was almost undone by the failure of a few screws.
Formula OnesF1 Las Vegas Grand Prixis still reeling from a practice run incident on Thursday.
Thats when a car was badly damaged by the screws from a street manhole.
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) during qualifying prior to the Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand PrixANP via Getty Images
The statement did not offer an apology for the manhole incident.
That enraged many fans, who felt that the nine minutes of action they got was worth far more.
A lawsuit has since been filed.
We know this was disappointing.
It happens, and we hope people will understand.
We know this is going to be a great event, they said.
With that lets get back to racing.
Even the drivers got into it.
That may all go away if tonights race is exciting and the casinos are full with wealthy fans.
