Tuscan GP begins with absolute chaos as four car pile up lead to red flag
It took just mere moments for the safety car to come out, following the yellow flag being waved in Sector 1 of the first lap.
The dramatic start saw Carlos Sainz spin and Max Verstappen go into the gravel, ending his race before it had even started.
Lights out and away we go! 🚦
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) September 13, 2020
Chaos on the opening lap! 💥@Max33Verstappen is OUT ❌
Safety Car ⚠️#SkyF1 | #F1 | #TuscanGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/RmtXcd59KC
But the madness didn’t end there. After the safety car returned to the pits for lap 7, a huge pile-up followed, which led to the red flag coming out.
At the front of the pack, Valtteri Bottas left it to the last moment to speed off once the safety car disappeared.
But those behind him had already started racing again and had nowhere to go, leading to a massive crash at the back. Check out the crazy incident below:
👀 A long view and a close-up of the crash that’s brought the remaining drivers back into the pits
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 13, 2020
It’s the first time that we’ve had a Red Flag in consecutive races since 2011 – Monaco followed by Canada#TuscanGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/Z2QT1k1ckE
Big crash at the #TuscanGP today red flag at the moment #Formula1 @f1 @McLarenF1 @Carlossainz55 #TuscanGP pic.twitter.com/fswVUBMVAo
— ian_lam84 (@ianlambief1) September 13, 2020
Absolutely crazy! There are debris everywhere. After the incident on lap 7, only 15 cars remain in the race. Six drivers didn’t even last 10 laps!
After three years without a red flag in F1, we’ve seen two in two races!
Thankfully, all the drivers involved in the crash walked away without serious injury.
“I’m OK and looks like everyone is OK and that’s the main thing because the crash was very scary,” Sainz said in the aftermath.
“We were racing and suddenly looks like we weren’t racing. I started braking and by the time I saw everything it was too late.
“It’s something to learn from here because it’s not a nice feeling to do 280kmh and suddenly find three cars stopped in the middle of the track.”
After a long break to clear the track, the race restarted. Let’s hope there’s not any more carnage to follow.
Source: givemesport.com; gpblog.com
