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‘Dangerous' marshal situation flags up unnecessary risk

A potentially dangerous situation arose at Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when several lapped drivers encountered marshals still working on-track. The Safety Car was called when Max Verstappen’s Red Bull suffered a tyre failure on the run to Villeneuve and became beached in the gravel trap. Under the Safety Car Williams’ George Russell lost control of his FW43 on the approach to Acque Minerale. After a few laps those who had been a lap down were given the signal to overtake and did so in a bid to return to the train prior to the restart, as per the usual protocol. However a group of four marshals were still working at the area where Russell had crashed, with one on the track...
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