A member of Pierre Gasly’s pit crew was knocked down during the first round of stops at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. The mechanic was ultimately okay, but the incident cost the Alpine star a lot of time.
After a frustrating opening stint in which he was shoved off the track by Williams racer Alex Albon, Gasly came in for his first stop on lap 12. However, this stop did not go to plan.
Instead, after pulling into his box, a commotion began. A loose rear wheel hit one of the mechanics, knocking him down to the floor. All the while, Gasly was losing time relative to the rest of the field.
Fortunately, the mechanic eventually emerged from the incident seemingly unharmed, but Gasly’s race was severely compromised with the French racer stationary for nearly 20 seconds in his pit box.
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