VIDEO – Antonio Giovinazzi’s crash in FP1 in Austin

After just eight minutes of driving, Antonio Giovinazzi slammed his Haas into the wall, and ended his free practice session 1 as he made his return to F1.

Published on 22/10/2022 à 00:02

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VIDEO – Antonio Giovinazzi’s crash in FP1 in Austin

Guenther Steiner had a painful memory of the first time he drove Antonio Giovinazzi in Free Practice 1. It was in Hungary, in 2017, and the Italian had already crashed the car. This Friday, in Austin, as part of the agreement Haas-Ferrari, the former titular driver at Alfa Romeo was back behind the wheel for free practice 1. So it only lasted eight minutes…

When attacking in sector 1, Giovinazzi lost the rear of his car and crashed into the wall. Unfortunately for him, the car remained stuck for a long minute. While trying and succeeding in restarting his car, the Italian overheated his clutch and was forced to return to his box. In addition to the damage to the clutch, Haas will also have to change the gearbox on the car. Kevin Magnussen, who will return to his car in Free Practice 2, at midnight this Friday evening.

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