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Toro Rosso: Collision caused by miscommunication

The collision between Toro Rosso rookie drivers Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley on lap 32 of the Chinese Grand Prix, was the trigger that turned a mundane race into a thriller and the cause was? Miscommunication! Gasly on fresh rubber reeled in his teammate and pounced at the hairpin thinking his pitwall had communicated his intentions to their Kiwi driver, but the message clearly did not get through because the Frenchman ploughed into the back of the sister car. FIA race stewards handed Gasly a ten seconds penalty for his role in causing the accident, but the French rookie claims that the team got their wires crossed. Gasly told reporters, “They told me on the radio: OK Brendon is...
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