SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium : Pierre Gasly finished third in the Saturday Sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix but the Alpine driver said he had been unable to see much in the spray and had not felt safe.Racing at speed in wet conditions and limited visibility is a major current safety concern in Formula One a
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium : Pierre Gasly finished third in the Saturday Sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix but the Alpine driver said he had been unable to see much in the spray and had not felt safe.
"I could not see a thing," Gasly told reporters after finishing behind Red Bull's championship leading race winner Max Verstappen and McLaren's Oscar Piastri. Verstappen recognised Gasly's concerns, and recalled races in his own junior career where he could see nothing ahead.
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