Lando Norris and Sergio Pérez did not hold back on Twitter during the red flag period when discussing Pierre Gasly’s near miss with a recovery crane Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix.
A chaotic opening lap unfolded as rain resulted in very low visibility for the 20 cars zipping around Suzuka Circuit. Carlos Sainz aquaplaned into a barrier, two other cars spun at different points of the track and a piece of an advertising board ended up on the front nose of Gasly’s car.
The Frenchman pitted as the pack filed behind the safety car, and he rapidly tried to rejoin the pack but says he was slower than the delta lap time.