The sport was understandably determined to not call off second practice, but that meant running FP2 at the ridiculous time of 2:30am until 4am.īut it was only around an hour before cars rolled out of pit lane that the sport realised its security and other staff were at their maximum shift lengths. There was a lack of communication as the local engineers checked and secured every drain cover around the track for faults, a mission that lasted around five hours. It was the way Formula 1 dealt with the format that risked leaving a lasting stain on the event.
