Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg has been disqualified from
the Brazilian Grand Prix after crashing and receiving assistance from the
marshals to rejoin the race.
Drivers are not allowed to receive outside help to get
their cars back on the track; because marshals pushed Hulkenberg back into
action, he has received a black flag and therefore a disqualification.
Nico Hulkenberg disqualified from Brazilian Grand Prix
Nico Hulkenberg has been black flagged — and therefore
disqualified — from the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Disqualifications via black flag in Formula 1 are rare in
modern times, as teams and drivers often have a “right of reply” regarding the
decision to disqualify said driver.
This is said to be the first black flag since 2007,
during the Canadian Grand Prix, when Giancarlo Fisichella and a Felipe
Massa both exited the pits when the light was red.
Wet conditions saw Hulkenberg lose control of his No. 27
Haas on Lap 27, sliding off into the run-off area at Turn 1.
A brief Virtual Safety Car soon followed, during which time Hulkenberg was able to drive away.
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