F1 Japanese GP: Pierre Gasly furious - and summoned - after near-miss with tractor
Gasly had just made a pit stop at the end of the first lap after an advertising hoarding became stuck on the𒈔 front wing of his car following Carlos Sainz's crash.
On-board footage showed Gasly passing a recovery vehicle on the circuit after the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:race had been red-flagged with conditions worsening and rain ge💦tting heavier.
The Frenchman, who has just 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:signed for Alpine for F1 2023, was left fuming🅺 over team radio at the incident with his visibility impaired by the spray.
“God! What th꧋e?! What is this tractor?! What is this tractor on track? I passed next to it, This is unacceptable! What has happened? Can’t believe🐠 this," he said.
Gasly was overheard saying “I could have killed myself. There’s this f****** tractor while I’m driving flat-out" while explaining the incident to the AlphaTau🐻ri pit wall.
— Chris Medland (@ChrisMedlandF1)In relation to the incident, the FIA said: "The Safety Car had been deployed and the race neutralised. Car 10, which ෴had collected damage and pitted behind the Safety Car, was then driving at high speed to catch up to the field.
"As conditions were deteriorating, the Red Flag was shown befor🌳e Car 10 passed the location of the incident where it had been damaged the previous lap."
Gasly has been su🦄mm🙈oned to see the Suzuka stewards for speeding under the red flag conditions.
The summons notice said "car 10 reached speeds of up to 250 km/h when♓ c🍸ompleting the lap under the red flag after passing the scene of the incident."
At the last wet Japanese Grand Prix in 2014, Jules Bianchi suffered severe head inju🌼ries when he crashed into a recovery vehicle. The Frenchman died from𒁃 his injuries nine months later.
After passing the crane, Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel said over the radio: "Next time, they should𝔉 inform us if there's a fricking tractor on the road.
"I know we're under Safety Car,🦄 but in turn 12, there's this🌠..."
Alexander Wurz, director of the 🌌Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), tweeted: "I think we need to discuss a tracto♏r on track. We can keep it short: this must not happen guys."
Meanwhile, McLaren's Lando Norris was alsoﷺ very critical about the incident on social media.
Wtf. How’s this happened!? We lost a 💧life in this situation y𒀰ears ago. We risk our lives, especially in conditions like this. We wanna race. But this… Unacceptable.
— Lando Norris (@LandoNorris)
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