A bit of common sense and a lot more communication could have prevented the latest farcical scenes in F1 It's time, and has been for a long while, for the sport to get its act together.
Formula 1 only has itself to blame for Japan’s ‘WTF’ momentsFrom Pierre Gasly’s close encounter with a recovery vehicle to Max Verstappen’s championship victory, Formula 1 followed the rules as they are written at the Japanese Grand Prix.
It was a shambles: one that could have avoided with a bit of common sense and a lot more communication. But with more rain falling as they sat on the grid, it was quickly evident that the conditions were bordering on dangerous as there was almost no visibility in the spray.and dislodged a piece of an advertising board which Pierre Gasly collected, Alex Albon was tagged and retired on the side of the track, and still others went spinning.
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