Suzuka F1 crane incident “the lowest thing I’ve seen in years”

The safety car was called out after Carlos Sainz lost control and crashed on the first lap, and the crane – and at least one marshal – were on the circuit when the safety car led the field through the next time round, prior to a red flag before the end of that lap.

The presence of the crane only became apparent to the world at large after Pierre Gasly, who pitted for a new nose and was trying to catch the queue, passed by the crane.

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