After FP1 had to be red flagged for ‘sausage’ kerbs suffering damage at two separate corners, in Free Practice 2, the issues continued, the session red flagged twice in 20 minutes, with one of the sections of kerbing at Turn 13 damaged twice after first a Ford GT, then the a Dempsey Proton Porsche clattered it.
The second impact left two sections of the kerb ripped up, leaving the mounting bolts exposed on the track. Under instructions from Race Director Eduardo Freitas a team of trackside marshals then removed all the kerbs at Turn 13 before the action went green again, the entire process taking 55 minutes.
DSC understands that there will be a meeting later today to discuss the matter ahead of tomorrow’s track action with an announcement at the end of the mildly extended FP2 that the usual 60 mins long FP3 will now be extended to 90 minutes.
