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Recovery vehicle incident at Suzuka draws anger from F1 drivers

There was unanimous anger and bewilderment among F1 drivers over the recovery vehicle incident that took place at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix, with everyone calling it "unacceptable". The incident took place after the race had been neutralized by the safety car due to a downpour and came to the attention of viewers when AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly – who was catching up with the field after stopping to change a damaged front wing – passed almost at full speed a flatbed truck stranded on the left-hand side of the track. Infuriated by the vehicle's dangerous presence, Gasly radioed his team : "What is this tractor on track? I passed next to it. This is unacceptable....
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