F1 safety car crashes at Italian GP in bizarre
The Aston Martin Vantage Equation 1 security car slammed intensely at the popular Parabolica corner on Thursday at the Italian Fantastic Prix at Monza.
The car finished up on the tire boundaries early within the long right-hander (presently named Alboreto corner) and pictures from the scene appear long tire marks on the track. The occurrence took put at 2.19pm nearby time.
Normal F1 security car pilot Bernd Maylander was driving the car, and he and the car’s traveler – as however anonymous by the FIA – are both “fine”.
On the ground in Italy, The Race’s Edd Straw said:
“I as it were saw the occurrence once on a little screen but my best figure is something may not have been working as anticipated drawing closer the corner.
“It looked like Maylander sensibly chosen to toss the car into a turn to limit the estimate of the mischance. We’ll need to hold up for the FIA’s examination to know for beyond any doubt in spite of the fact that.”
A explanation from the FIA studied:
“There was an on-track occurrence with the FIA security car nowadays at Monza.
“Aston Martin is exploring the cause but can affirm both driver and traveler are fine. There’s an extra security car at the circuit and it’ll not impact the weekend’s event.”
Thursday is frequently utilized to test security cars and get a few running in nearby the Pirelli Hot Laps that grant individuals a traveler ride around the track, some of the time with the drivers themselves.
Such incidents are uncommon but this isn’t the primary time an F1 security vehicle has slammed. Alex Ribeiro scandalously shunted the therapeutic car, a Mercedes bequest, at the 2000 Monaco Terrific Prix.
Then-Sauber driver Scratch Heidfeld hit the therapeutic car at the 2002 Brazilian Fantastic Prix, whereas Taki Inoue was struck by a restorative car at the 1995 Hungarian Amazing Prix.
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