Xinhua News Agency, Suzuka, Japan, October 9 (Reporter Wang Zijiang) After 8 years, the dangerous scene that caused the death of French driver Bianchi happened again on the Suzuka track. In the F1 Japan Grand Prix competition on the 9th, another crane that handled the accident appeared on the track.
On October 9, Ferrari team drivers Leclerc , Red Bull drivers Verstappen , Ferrari Sainz , and Alpian team drivers Esteban Okang (from left to right) started in the race. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu Photo by
Affected by heavy rain, there were constant accidents as soon as the race started that day. Sainz of Ferrari team hit the protective wall on the first lap, causing a billboard to fall and hit Red Bull Team 2 driver Gasley racing . Gasley with a billboard on the front of the car was forced to return to the repair station. Due to the extremely poor visibility, the red flag on the track waved, indicating that the competition was suspended. The safety car will be dispatched to guide all vehicles back to the repair station.
But while all the vehicles were still driving at high speed on the track, a crane handling the Sainz accident appeared on the track, and Gasley was forced to take a risk of overtaking. Gasley was furious on the car via radio, saying such a thing was "unacceptable".
FIA said that there was something wrong with Gasley's behavior because when he passed the crane, the red flag was already on the track, and his speed was still as high as 250 kilometers per hour. Afterwards, the FIA also stated that it would conduct an investigation into Gasley.
Data picture: This is a portrait taken by Bianchi, who participated in the Australian Grand Prix on March 14, 2013 for the new season. Xinhua News Agency posted
This incident reminds people of the tragedy that happened at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. It was also on the Suzuka Raceway. Because it was dark and it was raining heavily, the German driver of the Sauber Team Sutil slipped out of the track and crashed. After the race showed a yellow flag and sent a crane to drag Sutil's car out of the buffer zone. However, at this time, Bianqi drove out of the track and hit the crane and injured his head. He died after more than 9 months of unconsciousness.
Bianchi's father said in an interview with reporters that day that he was shocked by the same incident that happened again on the same day, saying that it was a ignorance of the driver's life and a tragedy of his son.
Data picture: In 2015, the drivers observed silence for the dead French driver Bianchi before the race. Xinhua News Agency/European Chinese
Sainz, who had an accident, also expressed his support for Gasley through social media. He said that even if the car is running safely, the car can still reach 100 to 150 kilometers per hour, and once the car loses control, it may hit the crane.
McLaren team driver Norris said: "We lost a life for this reason many years ago. How can this happen again?"
Source: Xinhua News Agency
