On lap three of the Japanese Grand Prix, joining the group after a visit to the pits, Carlos Sainz suddenly saw a tractor standing still right on the track, which had come to evacuate Carlos Sainz’s car. And it happened on the track where, eight years ago, Jules Bianchi sustained severe head injuries after crashing into a tractor while evacuating another car.
Following the incident, the FIA issued a brief statement: “As for the accident on lap three, it occurred after the safety car had started and the race was neutralized. Conditions worsened and the red flag before the driver of car # 10 passed the crash site that damaged his car on the last lap.
“What is this tractor on the track? I drove beside him. This is unacceptable. Remember what happened. I can’t believe it, “Gasly told the engineer.
Alex Wurz, director of the GPDA drivers union, said: “I think we need to talk about getting a tractor on the track. This shouldn’t have happened. “
The spilled tractor accident will be investigated after the race.
