However then additional mayhem ensued, as Leclerc and Perez made contact in Flip 3, inflicting the Pink Bull to spin and bathe the monitor with particles. On the identical time, Nikita Mazepin rear-ended George Russell’s Williams, and solely Leclerc was capable of proceed.
Out got here Maylander and the Security Automotive for the second time, because the pink flag triggered a 3rd begin, one thing which F1 hadn’t seen since Austria in 1987, Belgium in 1990 and Mugello in 2020.
Race director Michael Masi then started a collection of conversations with offended workforce bosses, as he was looking for a penalty for Verstappen’s tactic on that first restart. Ultimately it was ultimately agreed that whereas Ocon can be on pole this time, Hamilton can be second, in entrance of Verstappen.
Thus on the finish of Lap 16, Half Three of the fragmented race lastly started, with Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri), Leclerc, Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) and Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) lined up behind the three leaders.
