“Hits a Tractor, It’s Over”: F1 Drivers Join Hands Against FIA Amid Disturbing Turn of Events With Pierre Gasly’s Narrow Escape

The Japanese GP made its return to the F1 calendar after two years due to the covid included hiatus. However, it’s not the start back to life in Formula 1, the Japanese Grand Prix would’ve wanted. Although before racing could fully resume on the Suzuka Circuit, we already have quite some drama to talk about.

The poor visibility because of the heavy downpour caused plenty of incidents in the opening lap of the race. The incidents eventually brought the red flag with the race set to restart. However, with the cars making their way to the pits behind the safety car, the drivers saw something “unacceptable”.

The drivers saw a tractor right on one side of the track around the spoon curve. Pierre Gasly was the driver that narrowly got away without colliding with the recovery vehicle. The crane was probably dealing with Carlos Sainz’s car, which hit the barriers during the opening lap.

For the unaware, French driver Jules Bianchi lost his life after colliding with a similar recovery vehicle at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. From the fans to the drivers, everyone is aware of the obvious tragic event.

The crane parked on the track under poor visibility infuriated all the drivers that crossed the heavy machinery. Once the drivers were out of their cars in the paddocks, everyone shared their opinions.

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Most drivers took to Twitter to share their opinion while others spoke to the media to share their discontent.

Drivers share their opinion on the “unacceptable” track conditions of the F1 Japanese GP

The opinion was unanimous as drivers shared their opinion on the team radio on various social media platforms.

Carlos Sainz told SkySports, “Behind the safety car, we’re going at 150kph, and still we cannot see anything, If a driver has small aquaplaning, or gets out of the racing line, and hits a tractor, it’s over.”

Other drivers and various F1 entities also shared Sainz’s opinion.

The fans were on the same page about the dangerous situation.

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The incredibly careless situation is leaving everyone livid and, hopefully, the FIA will investigate this situation and make sure it’s never repeated.