Hulkenberg and Stroll in middle of Turn 1 chaos

Several drivers had their races immediately compromised at the start when Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin was turned around by the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg at the apex of Turn 1. Hulkenberg had made a slow start and was overtaken by Stroll, who appeared to jink right just as the pack was braking for the tight right-hander. Hulkenberg then somewhat clumsily knocked into Stroll’s rear and, in the slow-speed chaos that followed, the German was struck in turn by Valtteri Bottas’s Sauber. Several others, most notably Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and RB’s Daniel Ricciardo, had to take avoiding action. “I had a good getaway, but got tagged by Nico,” said Stroll, who would go on to show strong pace on an attacking undercut-heavy two-stop strategy that meant he rose up the field to finish…

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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 07/03/24

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