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FIA launches 'thorough review' of Japanese GP recovery vehicle deployment

The FIA says it has launched a "thorough review" of the events involving the deployment of a recovery vehicle shortly after the start of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. The vehicle was deployed after the race was neutralized by a safety car caused by Carlos Sainz's crash on the opening lap. The vehicle was in the process of recovering the Spaniard's stricken Ferrari when the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly, who was catching up to the field behind the safety car after a first lap pitstop, rushed by at speed. Read also: Gasly: 'If I had lost the car, I'd be dead right now' In its statement, the governing body said: "While it is normal practice to recover cars under Safety Car and Red...
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