Antonio Giovinazzi Crash: The FIA ​​race director confirms that an investigation is ongoing into the Alfa Romeo F1 crash at Spa

Antonio Giovinazzi Crash: Michael Masi confirmed an investigation into the Antonio Giovinazzi crash, which also ended George Russell’s race.

Antonio Giovinazzi’s rear left wheel separated from the Alfa Romeo C39 and crashed straight onto the barriers. Williams’ George Russell arriving car received a gross shock when the tire hit his car and also ended his race. It was a rather unusual accident in F1 and race director Michael Masi repeated the same thing. He also confirmed that an investigation was based on the pictures and footage.

“Yes that is a problem. I don’t know for sure why it came off, but as soon as the car came back into the drop-off area, our technical teams had already started their investigations and had taken a number of photos, and we had all the footage available. The technical department will work with the security department to investigate why. “

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Should Masi have marked the race in red after the accident?

Due to the intensity of the crash, it seemed obvious that a red flag would be signaled. Instead, Masi requested a safety car as the marshals worked hard and cleared the debris from the track. Thereafter, no incidents were reported from the area, which confirmed Masi’s decision. He also praised the marshals for their great cleanup.

“It wasn’t necessary to have a red flag. A red flag is one of many tools available to the race director, as is the safety car and a virtual safety car. “

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“The marshals primarily cleared a path very quickly, and that was the number of cars that were in front of the safety car, and when the safety car line went through there was a very clear path there. From my point of view, a red flag was not necessary. “

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