The Japanese Grand Prix was stopped on the third lap due to torrential rain, and Pierre Gasly was close to tragedy at Suzuka. The French pilot of the AlphaTauri team sped past a tractor that went onto the track when the singles were driving under the Safety Car.
Gasly, 26, who crashed into the sponsor panel after Carlos Sainz’s (Ferrari) crash on the first lap, saw a new front wing and tried to pull away from the rest of the peloton.
The footage shows the light panels on the side of the track changing color from yellow to red just before Gasly passed the recovery car.
The stewards said they would investigate the incident and Gasli was being investigated for speeding in red flag conditions.
“Dear good! What the!? What it is!? Why is this tractor on the track? I’m past him. This is unacceptable, remember what happened! I can’t believe it! I could die!” – Pierre Gaslyon AlphaTauri team radio.
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— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) October 9, 2022
Jules Bianchi died after an accident that occurred in 2014 at Suzuka
On October 5, 2014, Jules Bianchi lost control of his Marussia car during the Japanese Grand Prix. Track conditions were wet and visibility low and Bianchi collided with a tow truck on the side of the track at 126 km/h.
According to the FIA report, Bianchi did not brake enough on this stretch, lost control of the car and crashed heavily into the car. The French driver died nine months after the accident on the Suzuka track
On Sunday, several pilots reacted and brought the organizers to justice.
“How did it happen? Many years ago I lost my life in this situation. We risk our lives, especially in such conditions. We want to compete. But this… is unacceptable” – Lando Norris (McLaren) on Twitter.
“I still don’t know why we continue to take risks in these conditions with a tractor on the track. You were going to red flag him anyway, so why risk it?” – Carlos Sainz for Sky Sports.
“I think we need to talk about the tractor on the track … we can be brief: this is NOT happening guys” – former Austrian pilot Alex Wurtzpresident of the Grand Prix Drivers Association.
Source: Hot News RO
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