Gasly's near-miss highlights one thing: Tractors do not belong on an active F1 track!

Formula 1 does not seem to learn as we almost saw a repeat of what happened at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix in 2022 - in similar conditions. Only this time around, the driver was lucky to have escaped with his life.

During today's (9 October) race, AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly began his charge up the grid from the pitlane. When the race got underway, he waited at the pit exit to join the train of cars as they snaked around the Suzuka circuit.

But opening-lap incidents involving Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Alex Albon (Williams) brought out the safety car and, ultimately, the red flag. However, Gasly was a man on the charge, and he gave it full beans. When Sainz lost control of his car and spun into the barricades, the recovery tractor was out on track almost immediately.

Not only was this dangerous, but it entered an active racetrack! Gasly narrowly avoided it, sending him into a fit of rage over the team radio. And when the race was red-flagged and drivers returned to their pit boxes, he was seen vehemently addressing his team.

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Pierre Gasly isn’t angry because of the crash or the advertising board. He’s angry because he could’ve SERIOUSLY INJURED HIMSELF. Why aren’t commentators talking about this foolishness from race control??? pic.twitter.com/gjY5swvSSg

Remember Jules and the others

At the 2014 Japanese GP, Jules Bianchi crashed his Marusia into the back of a recovery tractor. It was the first time since the 2009 Hungarian GP that a driver sustained such a severe injury in a race. In the '09 event, a 1kg spring bounced off Rubens Barrichello's Brawn, hitting Ferrari's Felipe Massa on the helmet.

The impact knocked Massa