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Another tragedy could have happened: Gasly may have collided with a crane in Japan
In 2014, Jules Bianchi killed in accident at F1 Japanese GPThe French driver left the track due to complications and collided with a tractor that was evacuating his car. Adrian Suttle, turned off at Turn 7 on the Japanese track. Jules’ subsequent death led to many changes to the FIA’s safety protocols, and a few years later the ‘Halo’ (driver’s head protection) was introduced as a mandatory feature in his F1. It’s been in everyone’s memory before and after F1, so it’s unbelievable that the same situation was repeated in the same place, in the same place, in the wet. This Sunday, F1 GP 2022 in Japan featuring Gasly.
After leaving safely Carlos Sainz for sufferinghydroplaningAt Turn 1, the race was stopped with a red flag on lap three.it was always there Pierre Gasly was terrified. There was a ‘safety car’ on the course and the rain made visibility very poor and Pierre’s hair stood on end. until that moment, he didn’t realize he was on the runway.
Pierre, the only one to pit and put on Extreme Rain tyres, was the last driver to cross the area where the tow truck was running, as he was recovering his position with respect to the ‘safety car’. You’re rolling fast enough to lose your car and have a very dangerous accident.
“I could kill myself! Was that a tractor? That’s unacceptable!!! What happened? I can’t believe it!”, detonated on the radio at the moment it passed next to the crane. Another tragedy could have happened.
At that moment, a red flag panel was lit and indicated to Gasly, but the tow truck was already there and the car was rolling on the track. Something the FIA has to look into to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
For this reason, when the Frenchman arrived at the pits, he got out of his car indignantly, complained in a clear gesture to the team’s communications manager, and later on his engineer’s wall, the extremely dangerous situation he had just experienced. warned about Filled with outraged social networks, everyone remembers the Jules Bianchi tragedy.
Guthrie, investigated
The FIA responded to what happened by confirming that Pierre Gasly had already been presented with a red flag and that the Frenchman was driving at high speed.
Regarding the recovery of the machine from the accident on the third lap, the safety car was removed and the race was neutralized. Gasly, who was damaged during the safety car and stopped, was running at high speed to catch up. It got worse, so a red flag was shown before car #10 passed the scene of the incident where damage had occurred on the previous lap,” the FIA said.
For this reason, Pierre Gasly was investigated and asked to testify to the stewards for failing to follow red light procedures.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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According to reports in the Italian media, the Ferrari team has made a decision about race engineer Lewis Hamilton for the 2026 season.
Riccardo Adami has been working with the seven-time world champion since the Briton moved to the Scuderia in January 2025. But there were a few strange and resonant radio conversations between them throughout the season.
During the Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton appeared confused by the lack of information from his engineer, and at the Miami round he reacted strongly to the situation, issuing team orders and advising the team to “drink some tea” after Charles Leclerc refused to let him pass.
At the Monaco Grand Prix, Riccardo Adami asked Hamilton: “Are you mad at me?” There was another incident where he ignored her request. Ferrari later announced that the engineer had left the pit wall at that time.
A similar situation was repeated after the last race of the season. During the radio exchange, Hamilton thanked the team and the race engineer for their cooperation, but received no response. The Briton then asked if they had heard him and received an explanation that the team were talking to each other at the time.
At the end of the season, team principal Fred Vasser said the Scuderia would review Hamilton’s inner circle to improve their results. And it looks like the decision has already been made.
According to Italian publication Auto Racer, Ferrari has decided to retain Riccardo Adami as Hamilton’s race engineer for 2026. The most important reason for this was a “very positive” private dinner between the pilot and the engineer.
The team expects to take a serious step forward in 2026 in light of new technical regulations. Next season could be decisive for Hamilton because 2026 is considered the last year of his current contract with Ferrari.
His first season in the Scuderia was a difficult one for the Briton. Hamilton finished the championship in sixth place using the problematic SF-25 car, but lost 86 points to his teammate.
Hamilton went a season without a podium for the first time in his career, while Leclerc scored seven goals. Of particular concern was the seven-time champion’s deteriorating qualifying form later in the year.
Source: Sport UA
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Mercedes Formula 1 team president Toto Wolff believes that driver George Russell is ready to become a champion, but young Andrea Kimi Antonelli still needs time.
“Nobody knows how much power the Mercedes engine will have in 2026. We don’t know what the other teams’ engines will be like either. Is Russell ready to take the championship if given the right car? 100%, absolutely ready. There is nothing to add here. He is ready to be champion.”
“Antonelli is only 19 years old. What kind of peak are we talking about? He can be at the peak after 3-5 seasons. I believe we should give him this time to gain experience.”
“It’s moving in the right direction,” Wolff said.
F1 will have new technical regulations on engines and aerodynamics from the 2026 season.
Source: Sport UA
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Haas driver and Ferrari development program graduate Olliver Berman said his goal is to race in the Scuderia in the future and win victories with the red car.
The Briton was already racing for Ferrari at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when he replaced Carlos Sainz due to appendicitis. He has since made significant progress at Haas and will remain with the team at the start of the new season.
Berman congratulated Isak Hajar on his promotion to Red Bull and said:
“Yes, of course I’m a little jealous that he will be fighting for high results in a team like Red Bull. But I’m sure my time will come, too, and I’m very happy for that. We’ve been racing since Formula 3 and he has shown incredible talent and speed. It’s great that the new generation of drivers are being recognized and now both Kimi and Isak are in the top teams. That’s great. All you have to do is wait for your chance and it will definitely come.”
Berman said about his dream of competing for the Scuderia:
“This is definitely my dream. It motivates me to do my best and I get up every morning to do my best in everything I do. I want to perform in the red. I want to win in the red. That’s my life goal. I’ve been lucky enough to feel it once already and I know what it feels like, so I try to get back to that regularly.”
Source: Sport UA
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