![]() Fortunately, a sore hand for Sainz was as far as injuries went as a result of the incident. Antonio Giovinazzi then crashed into Kevin Magnussen’s gearbox, sweeping Nicholas Latifi and Carlos Sainz away with him. It seemed some drivers at the back end of the field pre-empt Bottas and accelerated before the middle of the pack had got up to speed. With the safety car being released, there was another drama, as a chain reaction accident happened. The Finn had to keep his teammate at bay, and with the tow and the headwinds, he had a full plate on his hands. The race direction instructed a restart behind the safety car on lap six, and all the drivers bunched behind the leading car of Bottas. At the moment I'm just fed up with it."Ģ. Especially since this is now happening for the second time in a row. The Dutchman didn’t hesitate to vent his disappointment over the team’s engine supplier Honda, saying " That's just not normal. It is the second time in two races that Verstappen endured engine-related issues. The race direction called the safety car in. It was the end of his race, and the one of Gasly, the last race winner at Monza. The Finn slammed into the back of Verstappen’s Red Bull and the Dutchman was ejected into the gravel where he became beached. Grosjean made contact with Gasly who bounced over the rear right wheel of Kimi Räikkönen. At the same time in Turn 2, Pierre Gasly became the meat in a Grosjean-Räikkönen sandwich. Verstappen also got away well but immediately reported a loss of power. Valtteri Bottas got a perfect start and instantly jumped ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton who seemed to struggle with stalling. Little did we know it would precede unfortunate events!Īs the lights went out, away the drivers went. ![]() His mechanics did their magic on the grid again, and the four wheels were back on the car right in time for the Dutchman to start the race. ![]() Unfortunately, The #33’ car of Max Verstappen was reported to have an engine issue, even before the start of the race. Besides, with Albon completing the second row for the team, all was to play for a strategic battle against the silver arrows. The race pace on Friday’s free practice sessions suggested that Red Bull could have brought the fight to Mercedes in race trim. In case you missed the unmissable, here is a selection of the Tuscan GP highlights: F1 fans have really been in for a treat of a race. Mugello replied “hold my pizza!” one eventful start, a safety car restart, two red flags and two standing starts. Monza claimed “I have been the craziest, the most chaotic race of the season”. ![]()
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