News Details

Recovery vehicle incident at Suzuka draws anger from F1 drivers

There was unanimous anger and bewilderment among F1 drivers over the recovery vehicle incident that took place at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix, with everyone calling it "unacceptable". The incident took place after the race had been neutralized by the safety car due to a downpour and came to the attention of viewers when AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly – who was catching up with the field after stopping to change a damaged front wing – passed almost at full speed a flatbed truck stranded on the left-hand side of the track. Infuriated by the vehicle's dangerous presence, Gasly radioed his team : "What is this tractor on track? I passed next to it. This is unacceptable....
Full Story »
2y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Gasly summoned for red flag speeding during recovery...

Pierre Gasly has been called to the stewards' office for speeding under...
2y ago from F1i.com

‘Why risk it?' – Sainz questions the use...

Carlos Sainz has questioned the use of a recovery vehicle on the circuit...
2y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Alonso leads washed out first practice in Suzuka

Alpine's Fernando Alonso topped a rain impacted first practice at Suzuka,...
2y ago from F1i.com

Vettel: I wouldn’t mind jumping back in for a race...

Sebastian Vettel is retiring from Formula 1 at the end of this year, but...
2y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia explains why it's ‘impossible'...

After failing to secure a podium at his Grand Prix at Mugello, Francesco...

EU approves Liberty Media's purchase of MotoGP and...

Liberty Media has received unconditional approval from the European...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Road America – Race Results

Road America was the scene of this weekend’s IndyCar event, and high...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Rallies around the world: The ones not to miss – and...

Rallying is unlike any other motorsport. It doesn’t unfold on pristine...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

5 replacements for Thomas Partey that Arsenal could...

The Athletic reported today that Arsenal will definitely seek a...
5h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Revealed: Jose Mourinho has spoken with Man Utd star...

Fenerbahce have made an offer to Manchester United attacking midfielder...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Athletic confirm Arsenal are discussing exciting...

Arsenal have recently been linked with highly-rated young Sevilla...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Manchester United hero Edwin van der Sar snubs...

Edwin van der Sar has backed his former side Manchester United to win the...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

I was an F1 star and I won Le Mans six times, but I just...

Jacky Ickx is a name that belongs in the list of... Read More »
37m ago from GPFans.com

Aston Martin STUNNED by Adrian Newey methods

2016 F1 world champion Nico Rosberg has suggested... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com

Mercedes edge towards Max Verstappen decision after George...

George Russell has given his verdict on rumours... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.