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The Aston Martin Vantage Formula 1 safety car crashed heavily at the famous Parabolica corner on Thursday at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza
The Aston Martin Vantage Formula 1 safety car crashed heavily at the Parabolica corner during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The incident led the car to end up on the tyre barriers early in the long right-hander, now called the Alboreto corner, leaving lengthy tyre marks on the track. Bernd Maylander, the regular F1 safety car pilot, was driving the car at the time of the incident, and both he and the car’s passenger, yet to be named by the FIA, are reported to be okay. The FIA has confirmed an on-track investigation is ongoing, as Aston Martin probes the cause of the crash. Fortunately, an extra safety car is on standby at the circuit, ensuring that the incident will not impact the weekend’s events. Despite being rare, the crash is not an isolated incident, as there have been past instances of F1 safety vehicles getting involved in accidents, including at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2000 and the Hungarian Grand Prix in 1995.
