Charles Leclerc out of F1 Italian GP after dramatic crash causes purple flag

The Formulation 1 Italian Grand Prix has been purple flagged after Charles Leclerc suffered an enormous crash on the second lap of the race.

Throughout a battle with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri for fourth place, the Ferrari driver misplaced management of his automobile on the last nook. As he tried to appropriate the automobile, he then swung within the different course and skated by the gravel lure earlier than colliding closely with the barrier.

Leclerc was in a position to climb out of his automobile unassisted as race management determined to deploy a purple flag in an effort to restore the barrier and take away the Ferrari.

The on-track medical group then transferred Leclerc to the medical automobile, which he was in a position to stroll to unassisted.

This got here simply moments after a scuffle between Leclerc and his teammate Lewis Hamilton, through which Hamilton complained Leclerc had pushed him extensive into Flip 1 whereas they had been racing wheel-to-wheel. The incident precipitated Hamilton to slide right down to eight place.

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