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A broken drain cover has led to the morning session of Day 2 being cut an hour short – with there set to be an extra hour of running in the afternoon.
The morning session of Day 2 of Formula 1 pre-season testing was halted due to a broken drain cover at Turn 11, caused by Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari. Red flags were brought out for safety reasons, with both Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton’s cars inspected for damage – none was found. The session was cut short by an hour for track inspections, with lunch rescheduled from 13:00pm-14:00pm local time. The afternoon session was extended by an hour, running from 14:00pm-19:00pm local time (11:00am-4pm UK time) to make up for lost time. Despite the incident, Leclerc set the fastest time for Ferrari, and a detailed report on the morning’s events is available. Stay up to date with the 2024 F1 calendar to catch all the action easily on your smartphone or PC.
