Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
The farce surrounding a defective manhole cover at the Las Vegas Grand Prix almost three years ago is set to cost Formula One dearly after series owner Liberty Media agreed a settlement worth $3 million, US media reported late on Thursday.
The US company is offering the settlement to end a class action brought by angry spectators. Around 32,000 fans are eligible to file claims after first practice in 2023 was abandoned after just 19 minutes because of a defective cover.
F1 was returning to Las Vegas for the first time in decades and the controversy was a major embarrassment to the sport.
Liberty Media and Las Vegas Grand Prix organizers have not admitted any wrongdoing as part of the settlement. A final hearing is scheduled for November 4 at a US District Court in Nevada, it was announced on the sidelines of the Formula One race in Hungary.
After the 2023 incident, all manhole…
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