It is certainly not a good period that Luke Browning is experiencing in Japan, competing this year in the Super Formula championship. The 24-year-old, Williams reserve driver and member of the same team’s Academy, has in fact suffered a bad accident in a recent test at Suzuka, from which he fortunately emerged unscathed. The episode occurred at the 130R in wet track conditions, with the heavy rain that also reappeared this weekend at Motegi, where the first round of the season took place.
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Specifically, the Kondo team driver collided during the race with Zak O’Sullivan, another talented member of the Williams Driver Academy. The own goal between the two Grove youngsters, however, could have had much worse consequences for both drivers: after the Safety Car entered the track, O’Sullivan and another competitor to his left slowed down in front of Browning, who, due to the water spray in front of him, did not see the Safety Car signals, thus proceeding at high speed.
🎬 A replay of the incident between Luke and O’Sullivan on track 👇 pic.twitter.com/XArca3vAt1
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Browning’s instinctive reaction and luck meant that the latter only hit his compatriot’s front left tire, passing at high speed between the two cars and, above all, avoiding a potential and dangerous impact with O’Sullivan.
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