The Chinese Grand Prix is back after five years of absence. While waiting for a repaved circuit and in which there was practically no free practice session, the uncertainty is maximum for the rest of the weekend.
However, the truth is that we didn’t have to wait too long to see one of the most memorable moments of the Grand Prix. During the first and only free practice session, The grass located in the turn 7 runoff has started to burn.
This phenomenon caused the red flag during FP1 so that the marshals can put out the improvised fire. The cessation of testing was prolonged over time to the point of greatly reducing the teams’ testing possibilities.
Despite this, the most curious thing is that during the sprint classification, the same scene repeated itself, causing the yellow flag and subsequent delay of start of SQ2.
Although this is not a very common situation, the explanation is quite simple. The sparks raised by the cars fell on the grasscausing the first outbreaks and their spread.
The problem may occur if this happens again during any of the races which will take place on the Shanghai circuit, which could give rise to the appearance of safety cars or even red flags.