MONTE CARLO, Monaco — A collision involving Sergio Pérez and each Haas drivers pressured the Monaco Grand Prix to be suspended on the primary lap.
On the hill which runs up from Flip 1, Haas driver Kevin Magnussen collided with Perez because the nook drifted away to the fitting aspect.
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Magnussen had been on the within of Perez because the house closed up.
The contact despatched Perez right into a heavy collision with the wall and his automobile collected Magnussen’s teammate, Nico Hülkenberg, as he got here again onto the race monitor.
Perez’s automobile was badly broken, whereas each Haas vehicles have been unable to proceed.
All three drivers have been unharmed within the crash.
The stewards famous the incident, however shortly earlier than the restart, they confirmed there could be no additional investigation.
That call could also be controversial, with Magnussen already two penalty factors away from a one-race ban.
It was a chaotic opening lap. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz went off shortly after additional up the monitor, having picked up a front-left puncture on the run up the hill.
Just a few corners later, Alpine teammates Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon collided as they entered the tunnel space.
The race will restart on a standing grid, as if it have been the beginning of the race.
Regardless of going off and dropping down the order, Sainz will restart the race from third place because of the timing of when the crimson flag was waved.
