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Nicholas Latifi was given a 5-place grid penalty for the Japanese GP for causing a collision with Guanyu Zhou during the Singapore GP...

The stewards investigated the collision and decided that Latifi was “predominantly to blame”. “Zhou was attempting to overtake Latifi on a straight approaching turn 5 and had sufficient room, taking the normal racing line. Latifi and Zhou came together at turn 5 of the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Nicholas Latifi has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix next weekend following a collision with Zhou Guanyu, which forced both ...

[Guanyu Zhou] was attempting to overtake [Latifi] on a straight approaching Turn 5 and had significant room, taking the normal racing line. Let us know in the comments below. The incident, which also resulted in two penalty points for Latifi, happened on Lap 7.

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.

Nicholas Latifi has been given a five-place grid penalty for his involvement in an incident with Zhou Guanyu in the Singapore Grand Prix.

“LAT pulled to the left, not leaving one car width to ZHO and resulting in significant contact between the cars.” The Stewards wrote in an FIA document: “The Stewards reviewed the video evidence and determined that LAT was predominantly to blame for the collision. “ZHO was attempting to overtake LAT on a straight approaching turn 5 and had sufficient room, taking the normal racing line.

Nicholas Latifi has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Japanese GP following his collision with Zhou Guanyu in the Singapore GP.

Latifi also hit the wall but the Canadian made his way back to the pits for a front wing change. "The stewards reviewed the video evidence and determined that Latifi was predominantly to blame for the collision," noted the Stewards. But as the race was neutralized under the safety car, Latifi was eventually forced to retire his Williams.

The Canadian was penalised as a result of his clash with Guanyu Zhou on the sixth lap of today's Singapore Grand Prix. Having reviewed the video evidence, ...

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.

Nicholas Latifi will be demoted down the starting grid for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix following his clash with Guanyu Zhou in Singapore.

“The Stewards reviewed the video evidence and determined that LAT was predominantly to blame for the collision,” the decision noted. “I was alongside him and the guy just decided to fully close the door and put me into the wall,” bemoaned Zhou. Zhou had made his way alongside his Williams rival on approach to the right-hander towards the start of the lap, only for the Canadian to move across and pinch him against the wall.

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.