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Gasly hit with debris on visor: "Really, really scary"

Pierre Gasly's race in Russia only lasted six laps as he had a mechanical DNF, but the Frenchman revealed that his helmet was hit by a piece of carbon debris, leaving him very scared. Needless to say, being hit by a piece of carbon fibre at the speeds at which F1 cars go can be extremely dangerous, especially if it's in the eye region. Fortunately, Gasly's visor and helmet could withstand the impact, leaving the 22-year-old unharmed. "I think Daniel [Ricciardo] lost a piece of carbon, which went straight into my visor, so this was really, really scary," Gasly was quoted by Autosport after the race. "I thought it was going through and straight into my eye, and...
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