Formulation One’s governing physique will examine procedures after vehicles have been allowed on observe earlier than a restoration crane had returned to security throughout Turkish Grand Prix qualifying, race director Michael Masi mentioned on Saturday.

The crane had been deployed at flip eight after Nicholas Latifi’s Williams was slowed down within the gravel entice on the finish of a rain-hit and delayed opening section with vehicles sliding on a slippery floor.

The second section then began with the crane not but behind the security limitations, with double yellow flags waved to warn drivers of the hazard.

“The crane was nonetheless out once we have been driving round,” mentioned Crimson Bull’s Alexander Albon.

“That wasn’t excellent. I think about that we have been attempting to make sundown (end in daylight) and we rushed every little thing, however that was foolish.”

Masi informed reporters later that race management had been knowledgeable the crane can be out of the best way earlier than the vehicles reached the place it was.

“As quickly because it grew to become obvious that the restoration automobile had been delayed in shifting utterly into the barrier opening, we prolonged the realm of double-waved yellow flags… to additional decelerate the vehicles on their out laps.

“Clearly this isn’t a state of affairs we wish to see, and with the advantage of hindsight we might have achieved it otherwise and held the vehicles till the restoration was accomplished,” he added.

“We’ll assessment our procedures to minimise the probability of comparable incidents in future.”