Scary accident during Mexican GP, fourth to last round of the 2023 F1 World Championship. The Dane Kevin Magnussen he lost control of the Haas, in the “Snake” area (second sector), due to the failure of the left rear suspension, violently hitting the barriers.
Initially the Race Direction had decidedon the 34th lap of the 71 scheduled, to opt for the entry of the Safety Carbut the major damage caused by Magnussen’s car, in reference to the protections, imposed the queens of the red flaga and so the suspension.
LAP 33/71
Magnussen into the barriers
⚠️ @MercedesAMG SAFETY CAR ⚠️#F1 #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/yAD1PCR89s
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 29, 2023
LAP 34/71
Lots of debris on the track and damage to the barriers following that Magnussen crash
RED FLAG #F1 #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/JpeqwrZomx
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 29, 2023
The race will then restart from the starting gridwith a new procedure, with the ranking of the mentioned tour. Teams will have the opportunity to change tires. The Dutchman is in the lead Max Verstappen (Red Bull) ahead of the Monegasque’s Ferrari Charles Leclerc and the Briton’s Mercedes Lewis Hamilton. Quarto Carlos Sainz with the other Red, while I withdraw for Sergio Perez due to a contact with Leclerc shortly after the start.
2023 MEXICO F1 GP RANKING
Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull RacingLEADER 3
2 Charles LECLERC Ferrari+1.488 2
3 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes+2.741 2
4 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari+3,681 2
5 Daniel RICCIARDO AlphaTauri+5,390 2
6 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren+6.364 2
7 George RUSSELL Mercedes+10.417 2
8 Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri+13.454 2
9 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team+14,450 2
10 Lando NORRIS McLaren+15.549 3
11 Pierre GASLY Alpine+16.944 2
12 Alexander ALBON Williams+19,945 2
13 Guanyu ZHOU Alfa Romeo+23.529 2
14 Esteban OCON Alpine+35.090 1
15 Logan SARGEANT Williams+37.263 2
16 Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo+39.150 2
17 Lance STROLL Aston Martin+42.714 2
18 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin+46,671 2
19 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team– 1
20 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing – 1
Photo: LiveMedia/Florent Gooden/DPPI
2023-10-29 21:11:48
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