During qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll were involved in a spectacular crash that turned the airways blue for both of them.
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During the unfortunate all-Canadian accident during Q1 in Melbourne, both Latifi’s Williams and Stroll’s Aston Martin suffered substantial damage, and a passionate blame game began.
After the Aston Martin crew needed more time to prepare the car, Latifi pulled onto the track exit at turn four to let Stroll through for his only hot lap of the day.
Stroll then slowed down, and Latifi accelerated to get around him on the inside, but Stroll moved over, sending Williams spiralling into the wall. Williams’ rear end was completely wrecked, and Stroll had to come to a halt due to damage to his front-right wheel.
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‘I don’t understand what he was doing,’ Latifi yelled over his team radio. He wasn’t checking himself in the mirror. ‘The f***ing automobile is wrecked!’
‘Latifi man, what the f*** was he doing, he’s just f***ing hit me man!’ exclaimed Stroll, who was equally enraged.
The two wrecked cars were towed from the track and the debris cleared away, delaying qualifying by 15 minutes, but the drama isn’t finished, with stewards due to investigate further after the session.
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