“The crash, caused by cars coming at one another at enormously different speeds, was described by the British driver as 'scary' and by his Haas team principal as a lucky escape.”

“Many had warned this scenario was likely under the new regulations, with the management of electrical energy now an integral part of racing.”

“The Haas team principal, Ayao Komatsu, agreed when asked if Bearman had had a lucky escape. 'Yes. It could have been a lot worse,' he said.”

“The world champion, Lando Norris, had warned this was a danger for the sport at the first round in Australia and his McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, had highlighted it as a potential danger before the season had even begun during testing.”

“After the accident at Suzuka, the Williams driver Carlos Sainz was unequivocal that action had to be taken. 'We’ve been warning them about this happening,' he said.”

“The FIA issued a statement confirming that the regulations are to be reviewed in the period before the next round in Miami in five weeks.”

“Antonelli claimed his second successive win having dropped from pole to sixth at the start.”