FIA taking action after grass fires halted Japanese GP FP2

The FIA is trying to stop a repeat of the grass fires that derailed second follow at System 1’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Friday’s session was thrown into disarray by four red flags, two for offs by Jack Doohan and Fernando Alonso and one other two for grass patches lining the Suzuka monitor catching hearth.

The dry grass approaching Flip 8 first caught hearth with 13 minutes left to run and was shortly extinguished by the Suzuka marshals.

Within the dying seconds the grass was set ablaze once more, this time rather more dramatically and it curtailed the ultimate push laps for a lot of drivers.

The FIA remains to be investigating the reason for the incidents, however up to now probably the most believable clarification is sparks coming off the automobiles’ titanium skid blocks.

The governing physique has introduced it’s taking preventative measures to keep away from a repeat on Saturday for closing follow and qualifying, with sure patches being watered and the driest sections being eliminated altogether.

“Whereas we proceed to look into the fires that occurred throughout FP2, our focus earlier than tomorrow shall be on taking pre-emptive measures,” an FIA assertion learn.

“The grass has been lower as brief as doable, and free, dried grass has been faraway from affected areas. Previous to tomorrow’s classes, the grass shall be dampened, and particular response groups shall be stationed across the monitor.”

An identical incident occurred eventually 12 months’s Chinese language Grand Prix, when the only real follow session in Shanghai was halted for 2 separate grass fires and the FIA took related measures on the time.