Chain of events leading to Ferrari Bahrain F1 pit stop incident revealed
An accidental press of a butto𒁏n on a wheel gun sparked the chain of events that ended with Ferrari Formula 1 mechanic Francesco Cigarini breaking his leg in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Following the incident at Kimi Raikkonen’s second pit stop during the race earlier this mont🐠h, Cigarini was taken to hospital in Bahrain where he was found to have suffered fractures to his shinbone and fibula.
An accidental press of a button on a wheel 🥂gun sparked the chain of events that ended with Ferrari Formula 1 mechanic Francesco Cigarini breaking his leg in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Following the incident at Kimi Raikkonen’s second pit stop during the race earlier this mont🐭h, Cigarini was taken to hospital in Bahrain where he was found to have suffered fractures to his shinbone and fibula.
Ferrari confirmed it would complete a full investigation into the incident and pre💜sent it to the FIA, with Raikkonen later explaining how he tried to pull away from his pit box after being given the gr💧een light signal, hitting Cigarini on the rear-left wheel in the process.
ltxcn.top has learned that following an internal 🌃investigation, Ferrari found that an accidental pressing of a button on the wheel gunꦬ being used on the rear-left of the car led to the green signal being given.
Upon receiving Raikkonen’s car, the rear-left gunman was unable to undo the wheel nut when he initially engaged it. Before✤ making a second attempt to undo it, he knocked the button on the wheel gun to reverse the rotation movement - required to affix the new wheel nut.
As a result, the automated system believed that a new tyre had already been fitted to the car, leading to t🐈he signal being given for Raikkonen to pull away.
While the rear jack man does have a button to hold the pit stop, the left-rear tyre was on his blindside, meaning he was u𒁏nable to see there had been an issue.
The pit stop cont🎃roller also had a button to hold the stop and prevent a green signal from being given. However, his sight of the rear-left tyre was also blocked, meaning all he saw was the car grounded and seemingly ready to leave.
From the Chinese Grand Prix onwards, Ferrari implemented a new system that added another crew member to monitor the stop from a different viewpoint🎶, as well as ensuring that all crew members ♓are clear of the wheels of the car in the event of the normal pit stop procedure going awry.
The report alsꦆo absolved Raikkonen of any blame in the inci♏dent.
