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Published Sep 16, 2024 at 3:48 PM IST

Horrific Video Of Indian F2 Driver Kush Maini's Life Threatening Crash At Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024

The world of Motorsports was left stunned when Indian Formula 2 driver Kush Maini was involved in a life threatening crash in Baku during the race start of F2 feature race at Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024. Maini's car was stalled in his grid slot even though the race began which is when Goethe smacked into Maini's stationary Invicta's rear, which flipped his car and it hit the pit wall upside down. Fortunately, all of the drivers came out safe and unharmed. But Maini was handed sanctions by the FIA and Formula 2 after what transpired in Baku. After surviving a life-threatening crash during the Formula 2 Feature Race in Baku, Indian Driver Kush Maini, of Invicta Racing, has been penalized by the FIA. The race driver has been handed two post-race sanctions. Maini's car allegedly breached the F2 Technical regulations, which specify the failure to engage the start-up regimen at the Feature Race's beginning. After a thorough inspection of the stewards, it was determined that Car Nine failed to engage the start-up procedure at the beginning of the race, which led to his car stalling on the grid which caused the collision. The Invicta Racing drive was held fully responsible for the incident. Kush Maini was given a 10-second time penalty, but the sanction has been changed to a five-place grid penalty because he did not complete the Feature Race. Maini will serve out his sentence at his subsequent race.

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