Video: how F1 drivers’ outrage and fans’ reaction forced a review into Suzuka’s near-tragedy. How F1 drivers' outrage forced a review into Japanese GP's near-tragedy.

“If I hit it, I would be dead right now”. That was French driver Pierre Gasly’s damning comment regarding the potential consequences of the FIA allowing a recovery vehicle to be on track during the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit.

The AlphaTauri driver was horrified when he realized he had passed the parked truck while catching up with the safety car pack on the second lap of the race in Japan. It was an incident that enraged drivers and fans alike, which perhaps explains why the FIA initially seemed keen to brush this off with a statement that appeared to put the focus on Gasly’s driving. Pierre Gasly’s reaction – and that of his fellow drivers, including Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc clearly had an impact on the FIA, which has launched a ‘thorough review’ into what happened.

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