Nico Hulkenberg has revealed how the marshals at Flip 1 for the System 1 Brazilian Grand Prix have been “partying” after serving to the Haas driver rejoin the race after an off which led to his black flag.
The German spun out in troublesome situations at Interlagos and though he failed to succeed in the limitations on the first nook, he turned beached on a crest within the run-off space, together with his rear wheels within the air.
This led to the usage of the digital security automobile – one which introduced race-defining pitstops – however as an alternative of Hulkenberg retiring, he was pushed off the ledge and continued.
However the usage of outdoors help contravened F1 laws and noticed Hulkenberg disqualified – the primary driver proven the black flag for the reason that Canadian Grand Prix in 2007.
Recapping his race, Hulkenberg stated: “I feel it was going OK on the inters truly; I used to be in a prepare with Pierre [Gasly] and Fernando [Alonso] for a very long time, earlier than we pitted. So I feel we have been going OK – it wasn’t dreadful, but it surely wasn’t superb both.
“Simply after the pitstop, our race in some way… clearly it completed fairly shortly and all of it went south from there.”
Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-24
Photograph by: Lubomir Asenov / Motorsport Pictures
On the incident that in the end noticed him disqualified, Hulkenberg defined: “They [the marshals] got here out, they pushed me off they usually have been actually pleased with themselves.
“They have been partying and pushing me on and saying, ‘come on, go, let’s go, this race is not completed’. In that second, you do not actually suppose, you do not care to be trustworthy as effectively.
“You simply proceed and also you cope with the results later.”
The race would additional twist on a purple flag simply laps after Hulkenberg had triggered the digital security automobile as a deluge of rain and Franco Colapinto’s crash beneath security automobile situations led to race management suspending the race.
Having made it to the pits beneath the purple flags earlier than being advised of his disqualification, Hulkenberg handled the worst of the climate and insisted: “Positively amongst the hardest situations that I’ve raced in.
“Extremely low grip, a really, very slender window, very onerous to make no errors. It was very robust.”