Nico Hulkenberg evokes Giancarlo Fisichella memory with rare black flag DQ
Remarkably rare black flag disqܫualification f🐼rom an F1 grand prix
Nico Hulkenberg was disqualified from the F1 Sao Paul♔o Grand Prix after receiving a black flag.
The Haas driver crashed but was pushed back onto the track in Braz𓃲il by marshals.
Nico Hulkenberg becomes the first F1 driver to be black-flagged from a race since Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa were thrown out of the 2007 Canadian GP! 🏴
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Hulkenberg was DSQ for receiving ou🍸tside assistance following a spin♏.
Dri🗹vers are not all📖owed to receive assistance in returning to the race after crashing.
Hulkenberg’s was the first꧃ black flag DQ from an F1 grand prix since 2007.
Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa both received the rare disqualification via a black flag🌞 17 years ago in Cana💜da.
They both exited the pit𓆉s when the lights were red.
But Hulkenberg brought back the black-flagged DQ when he spun his Haas on 💯Turn ♛1 on Lap 27 of the wet race.
The Vi൩rtual Safety Car came out and Hulkenberg rej🉐oined - but only due to the marshals’ help.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American �🉐�sports, to football, to F1.
