KUALA LUMPUR: Formula One inspectors have given the Sepang circuit the all-clear, race organisers said Saturday, after a loose drain caused a shocking tyre explosion during Malaysian Grand Prix practice on Friday. It was reinforced – double checked, triple checked,” the Sepang circuit’s CEO Razlan Razali told AFP on Saturday. In the freak incident, Grosjean’s car spun after he hit the raised metal drain cover at more than 200kph (124mph) causing huge damage to his Haas. Following the Frenchman’s crash, safety officials spent Friday evening checking every drain cover at the 5.543-kilometre circuit. The FIA stewards at Sepang gave Haas special permission to repair Grosjean’s car due to the unusual nature of the incident.

Source: New Strait Times September 30, 2017 06:00 UTC