Bizarre GP3 Race Ends With Officials Forgetting To Wave Chequered Flag
The GP3 weekend started with a crazy crash from Konstantin Tereshchenko but that wasn’t the only thing strange to happen at Spa. Race One saw more than its fair share of bizarre incidents and it all ended under red flag after the officials forgot to wave the chequered flag.
Kirchhöfer bins it on the parade lap
Formation lap woes for Kirchhöfer, spinning off with slicks on the wet track #GP3 pic.twitter.com/rqDKZxnnOd
— F1_Addict (@F1_Addict) August 23, 2014
Pole sitter Ghiotto forgets how to park
It's all gone a bit wrong in #GP3 Kirchofer crashed on the formation lap now Ghiotto has lined up in the wrong place: pic.twitter.com/iiRD19bU77
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) August 23, 2014
Tuscher drifts up Eau Rouge
Drifting up Eau Rouge #GP3 https://t.co/Zm7RjYTlaS
— Tom Bellingham (@TommyWTF1) August 23, 2014
…and then spins and stalls
Close call. Race leader Tucscher spins out at the top of Eau Rouge & is just avoided by several cars. SC out. #GP3 pic.twitter.com/phYdpXqa7f
— F1_Addict (@F1_Addict) August 23, 2014
For some reason this wasn’t a Safety Car
Sometimes I don't understand the FIA… No Safety Car… #GP3 #BelgiumGP pic.twitter.com/d4Ec0R7geV
— Jonathan Guffanti (@JonathanNascar) August 23, 2014
Then they forget the chequered flag
Now it looks likely they've forgotten to show the chequered flag in the #GP3 race. Hope everyone's got enough fuel… pic.twitter.com/s5hF99gGkU
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) August 23, 2014
The cars do an extra lap and they throw the red flag
The #GP3 race ends with a red flag as the leader was not shown the chequered flag at the end of the final lap! pic.twitter.com/4wrvWXP26l
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) August 23, 2014