Williams Formula 1 driver Nicholas Latifi has received a five-place grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix after his collision with Zhou Guanyu in ...
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Nicholas Latifi will be forced to serve a five-place grid penalty at the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix after the stewards deemed him at fault for a collision ...
“Zhou was attempting to overtake Latifi on a straight approaching Turn 5 and had sufficient room, taking the normal racing line. Nicholas Latifi will be forced to serve a five-place grid penalty at the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix after the stewards deemed him at fault for a collision with Zhou Guanyu in Singapore. Latifi hit with 5-place grid penalty for Japanese GP after clash with Zhou in Singapore
Zhou Guanyu found himself out of the Singapore Grand Prix earlier than planned after Nicholas Latifi hit him in a clumsy move in a battle for 18th.
Zhou explained to F1TV how he didn’t understand how Latifi couldn’t see him in the unnecessary clash between the pair. “I was quite surprised, actually,” Zhou started. Chatting after the race, Zhou explained his frustrations with Latifi’s lack of awareness during races.
Zhou Guanyu has questioned the awareness of Nicholas Latifi after the Williams driver crashed into him and sent both drivers out of the race.
I feel it’s unnecessary and he knew I was always going to be there because he missed the apex into Turn 3.” “I was quite surprised actually because we were side-by-side going into Turn 4,” the 23-year-old said. “I need to see the replay because when I exited for Turn 3 on the left-hand side of my mirror I didn’t see who was there,” the 27-year-old told F1.com. Then we had a puncture and suspension damage so had to retire the car.” “Obviously in the end, I pulled back to the racing line for the braking zone. The Alfa Romeo man’s front right tyre broke as he waved his hand in frustration.
Zhou Guanyu says Nicholas Latifi should pay more attention to his mirrors after the pair's collision yesterday which ended their races.
“But anyway, I think for the result it doesn’t really change much.” “We were side-by-side, the next thing I saw was him going fully across to the left. “The lap before he nearly put me into the wall at turn eight,” said Zhou.
Williams driver Nicholas Latifi picked up a 5-place grid penalty for Japanese Grand Prix, and 2 penalty points on his licence, for causing the collision.
Nicholas Latifi has been given a five-place grid penalty for the next race after the stewards held him responsible for a collision with Zhou Guanyu.
“The aim was to see the chequered flag and learn from the experience with it being my first race here, however the incident caused suspension damage which forced us to retire the car,” he said. “From the previous corner I had looked in the mirrors to see where Zhou Guanyu was,” he explained. “Zhou was attempting to overtake Latifi on a straight approaching turn five and had sufficient room, taking the normal racing line.
After a delayed start to F1 Singapore GP, the first 'crash' moment came at the hands of Williams' Latifi and Alfa Romeo's Guanyu when the duo collided at the ...
The damage to the suspension was terminal, he got a penalty for this incident but it’s not going to change much for me. “It was not what we wanted, and it’s especially annoying as I think we had a decent pace. “It’s a bit frustrating and was difficult out there tonight,” said Albon. “From the previous corner I had looked in the mirrors to see where Zhou Guanyu was,” he said. “I don’t know if he was in a blind spot of the car where the mirror can’t pick up. “The Stewards reviewed the video evidence and determined that LAT was predominantly to blame for the collision.
Zhou said he was "surprised" by Latifi's explanation of the crash which ended his race early at Marina Bay when the Williams driver pinned his Alfa Romeo ...
"The next thing I got, he just fully left-hand-downed me before the corner. "And then, why this time did he suddenly fully close the door which is pretty dangerous on my side?" Then we had a puncture and suspension damage so had to retire the car." "Obviously in the end, I pulled back to the racing line for the braking zone. "I need to see the replay because when I exited for Turn 3 on the left-hand side of my mirror I didn't see who was there," he said. It happened on the seventh lap, during which the Canadian failed to leave enough room for Zhou and squeezed the Alfa Romeo into the wall despite having the inside line at Turn 5.