It has been a frantic start to the Japanese GP. After a chaotic Singapore GP, fans would have wanted a clean race at Suzuka. However, that hasn’t been the case. We saw a lot of cars going off on Lap 1 because of the standing water on the track. One of the drivers who was caught in the middle of it was Pierre Gasly.
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Max Verstappen started the race on Pole followed by the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. While Max and Charles Leclerc got off the block quickly, Carlos had a shocker. Sergio Perez, who was starting behind the Spaniard, got his elbows out and quickly got past him.
It went from bad to worse for Sainz. The Spaniard had a scary shunt before the end of Lap 1, bringing out the red flag. This meant a tractor was deployed to clear the carnage. It’s a well-known fact that a tractor has to wait till all the cars pass before clearing the mess.
Pierre Gasly was furious after he passed a recovery tractor that was on the racing line in terrible visibility 🤬
But that wasn’t done as Pierre Gasly was yet to pass. This did put the Frenchman’s life in danger and could have led to a major accident. The Frenchman was heard shouting on the team radio: “I could have F**king killed myself.”
FIA on the Gasly-incident said, “Car 10, which 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 before Car 10 passed the location of the incident where it had been damaged the previous lap.”
However, fans are not happy with how the situation has been dealt with.
Fans left fuming after Pierre Gasly’s incident
This incident hasn’t gone down well with the fans. The fans have taken to Twitter to express their anger. Let’s have a look at the reactions.
📻 | Charles during the safety car and red flag: “Guys…what the fuck is this crane?”
Whether Pierre was meant to be there or not it’s still the FIAs responsibility to make sure all cars are passed the point before sending out a recovery vehicle, the FIA can not dismiss this or pass the blame onto Pierre. It’s a mistake that’s unforgivable.
Multiple cars passed the tractor, this CANNOT be allowed to happen.
🗣️ | @eddstrawF1 'Looks like Gasly's fury during the red flag period was thanks to passing a flatbed truck that was on the track and facing in the opposite direction on the second lap on the run to the hairpin.
Pierre Gasly isn’t angry because of the crash or the advertising board. He’s angry because he could’ve SERIOUSLY INJURED HIMSELF. Why aren’t commentators talking about this foolishness from race control???
so glad you and all the drivers are ok🧡 what the FIA did is unforgivable
Pierre Gasly has ever right to be absolutely fuming over this, what on earth was the FIA thinking? I’m disgusted.
if i was pierre gasly i would simply go and burn the FIA headquarters fuck it
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Safety of the drivers should be the main concern before anything else. Pierre Gasly was lucky to walk away unscathed. However, FIA should have been more watchful. What do you guys think of the incident?