How do you even describe the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix? While it was supposed to last for 71 laps, two huge crashes brought out a red flag on lap 56 — and then confusion struck. Kimi Räikkönen was originally declared the winner, but the Jordan team claimed that its driver Giancarlo Fisichella had actually been leading at the time of the red flag. Fisichella was ultimately awarded the victory.
Basically, Mark Webber lost grip on his overheating tires, crashing into the wall at about 150 mph. Debris was strewn across the track, and Fernando Alonso hit one of Webber’s detached tires, crashing into the wall himself. With all the chaos, stewards called the race rather than attempt a restart, but the whole “declaring a winner” thing was difficult considering the sheer amount of debris and two injured drivers.
