Drivers defend Gasly after speeding incident in Japanese GP

The safety car emerged at the end of the first lap following Carlos Sainz’s accident.

Gasly had to pit at the end of the lap for a new nose after hitting debris left on track following Sainz’s accident, where the tractor was attending it.

The red flag then came out and it was the speed that he continued to carry as he drove back to the pits, while still stunned that he’d see the crane on the track and was explaining the situation to his team, that caught the…