F1 rookie Arvid Lindblad got here inside inches of crashing into Racing Bulls team-mate Liam Lawson resulting from an issue involving Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto.
At the tip of the second session of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park, and with all three drivers into the top-10 shoot-out, Bortoleto all of a sudden slowed on his in-lap.
The Brazilian then crawled into the pit lane, with Lawson instantly behind him. As the duo inched their means alongside, Lindblad powered in behind them and was compelled to hit the brakes, simply avoiding operating into the again of his New Zealand team-mate.
Lindblad had clearly not been knowledgeable of the state of affairs involving Bortoleto over his group radio.
Reporting to the group, he mentioned: “My God! The car is fine, but I almost had a massive crash. I don’t know what the f*** is going on in the pit entry. Check the car. I think it’s fine, but check. Potential front wing.”
After ultimately grinding to a halt within the pit lane, Bortoleto was unable to half in Q3 resulting from what the group described as “a technical issue during his in-lap at the end of Q2.”
