The race in Melbourne turned out to be quite chaotic and is unlikely to become a jewel of the season, and some of its consequences will be talked about for a long time, suffice it to point to the ongoing investigation into the invasion of spectators on the next when the Australian Grand Prix is not over yet.
Of course, the actions of Nils Wittich, the race director, who interrupted the fight on track with red flags in situations where it was possible to get by with a safety car, also caused an ambiguous reaction from race participants and observers alike.
This is the view of Max Verstappen, the winner of the Australian Grand Prix, and we have already quoted his words on this subject: the two-time world champion believes that the events of last Sunday should be analyzed and discussed with the FIA.
Ralf Schumacher, a former Formula 1 driver and now an expert on the Sky Deutschland TV channel, agrees with his view. In particular, he recalled that it would be very expensive for the teams to repair the broken equipment: “The race could have ended behind the safety car, there is no doubt about that. Even if there were some debris on the track, the tires would withstand the impact well and everyone would have reached the finish line.
And what was the ending we saw? Nothing. We must not forget that the teams work with limited budgets. In addition, an investigation was launched against several pilots – the race director should be ashamed of this! You can’t expect riders to be careful if they get a chance to regain positions on the next restart. Excuse me of course, but it was a bad joke!
Source: F1 News
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