Andrey SenchenkoSport correspondentAll materialsEmail to the authorThe leader of «Red Bull» brilliantly spent the race in harsh conditions. However, he won the championship title through the efforts of the judiciary. Sports talk about the denouement of the struggle for the title of «Formula 1». The tragedy could happen againEven before the start of the Japanese Grand Prix, everyone was interested in one question: «Will Max Verstappen become a two-time champion ahead of schedule?» However, before the race, its very holding was already in question. Due to heavy rain, the conditions for the race became more complicated several times. The race eventually took place, but was not without incident. Sebastian Vettel “knocked down” after a collision with Fernando Alonso, and Carlos Sainz, in an attempt to keep up with Sergio Perez, lost control and smashed the car against the fence. Walking behind Sainz, Alex Albon ended the race at the very beginning. His car refused to respond to anything. The usual, it would seem, turmoil at the start almost led to tragedy. After Sainz's departure from the track, the organizers hung out red flags and sent the rest of the race participants to the pit lane. They did this in order to drive a tractor to the accident site and evacuate the car. However, the organizers hurried with the departure of the tow truck to the track. The pilot of the Alpha Tauri, Pierre Gasly, almost flew into the tractor at high speed. In conditions of slippery tracks and poor visibility, any minor maneuver of the rider could cost him his life. In this situation, Gasley did not influence anything. Red lights flashed one or two seconds before the maneuver. There was no way he could reduce the speed to a safe one, even theoretically. «mozallowfullscreen» allowfullscreen=»allowFullScreen» frameborder=»0″>While the International Automobile Federation (FIA) tried to justify this incident, the race directors immediately remembered the tragedy involving Jules Bianchi. In 2014, at the Japanese Grand Prix, a French driver flew off the track in difficult weather conditions and crashed into a tow truck working in the safety zone at high speed. Later, Bianchi died from his injuries. «No respect for the lives of the riders. And no respect for the memory of Jules,» Bianchi's father commented succinctly and eloquently on today's incident.
