Karun Chandhok was forced to clarify comments made by himself and other Sky Sports pundits after fans slammed them for appearing to blame Pierre Gasly for an incident where he came across a recovery vehicle on track.
The Frenchman was catching up to the pack behind an early safety car at the Japanese Grand Prix when the race was red flagged after just one lap. But as the red lights flashed, Gasly drove past a recovery vehicle which had already been allowed onto the track.
It sparked concerning memories of a crash eight years ago at Suzuka which claimed the life of Jules Bianchi, a childhood friend of Gasly's. And the racer was furious, yelling over team radio : "What is this tractor on track? I passed next to it, This is unacceptable!"
