Japanese Grand Prix red-flagged after first lap Daniel Ricciardo-Alex Albon crash
The Jap💦anese Grand Prix was suspendedꦑ following a first-lap crash.
The 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix was red-flagged following an opening lap crash involving 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon.
Ricciardo and Albon tangled on the run to Turn three as the latter, starting on softs, attempted to overtake the RB driver around the outside♑.
But the pair connected, with both being speared off the track and into the barriers onꦰ the outside.&nbs🅰p;
A Safety Car was🌞 immediately deployed but the race was soon suspended.
The incident caused hefty damage to bot༒h cars, asꦇ well as the tyre barriers.
A lengthy delay is expected while barrier repair 🍌work is carried out and the car🃏s are recovered.
It is the last thing Williams needed given the team are currently operating without a spare chassis. T🎐he British squad will now have extra work to do to ensure two cars are ready for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Race control has confirmed th🔯at the race will restart with a standing ✤start.
Former F1 driver turned Sky pundit Anthony Dඣavids🌄on believes the crash was simply a racing incident.
"I think Ricciardo reacts to Stroll on his lefthand side. That's unfortunate. It wasn't Albon's fault and it wasn't Ricc🉐iardo's," Davidson said.
"Ricciardo is going foﷺr the racing line and three into one doesn't really go. It's a racing incident and wrong place, wrong time for Albon."
After a delay, the race restarteღd ꦦand was won by Max Verstappen.
Tyre stℱrategy, and the clash betwee𝕴n Ricciardo and Albon, were the top talking points.
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