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The first round of the sprint shootout, the first in F1 history, ended prematurely when Logan Sargent (Williams) crashed at the end of the race and was red flagged.
As a result, the drivers, who had put everything on the line for the final measurement, were unable to cross the finish line at full throttle, resulting in Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who took pole position in the previous day’s qualifying, passing the top.
🚩 RED FLAG 🚩
It’s a big hit for Logan Sargeant! 😩
Sargeant is OK, but it’s a devastating end to what was looking like a promising Sprint Shootout for the rookie!
SQ1 will not be resumed#AzerbaijanGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/F0QLifhNWv
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 29, 2023
Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), who advanced to Q3 for the first time this season on the previous day, finished in 18th position after being hit by an accident. He seemed to be seconds from the finish line when the red flag was waved, and he vented his frustration over the radio.
Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo), Valtteri Bottas (Alpine), Pierre Guthrie (Alpine) and Nick de Vries (Alpine), who were sinking in the knockout zone along with Yuki Tsunoda, lost the chance to improve in SQ1. suffered defeat.
Due to the accident, the start of QS2 was delayed and resumed at 17:53 Japan time.
2023-04-29 09:00:10
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