April 29 (Reuters) – Charles Leclerc triggered some issue when he reported a ‘cut’ while leading Saturday’s Formula One sprint race in Baku however the Ferrari driver later on clarified he was describing a cat.
Asked whether there had actually been any reoccurrence of what had actually seemed like an engine cutout, Leclerc informed press reporters: “Absolutely not. I said a cat — which is various.
“There was a cat in the middle of the roadway and the safety car needed to stop, however I believe I was most likely the only one who saw that.
“In the exit of Turn One there was a cat and the safety car braked.”
Leclerc, who began on lead, completed second. Mexican Sergio Perez, the winner for Red Bull who was following Leclerc at the time, said he had actually not know the cat.
The Baku street circuit snakes through the old town, with the track ringed with metal fences developed more for safety than to stay out resident felines identified to conquer any challenge.
Cats, feral or otherwise, have actually been an issue in the past at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with one captured on the tv feed darting throughout the track in front of Lewis Hamilton in 2016.
Formula One’s race in Turkey, now no longer on the calendar, had more of an issue with roaming dogs on track. In 2008 one was struck by Brazilian Bruno Senna’s car in a GP2 assistance race at Istanbul Park.
Viewers of the Canadian Grand Prix are likewise utilized to seeing groundhogs making a dash for safety at Montreal’s island Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, modifying by Pritha Sarkar
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