In all likelihood, next 14 February will not be a real Valentine’s Day in the name of tenderness in the world of the Circus: on the occasion of that date, in fact, the FIA will publish at the F1 Commission meeting the results of the investigations started after the controversial finale of Abu Dhabi GP, where Max Verstappen won the world title after taking the lead of the race on the last lap. An overtaking on Lewis Hamilton which was made possible also thanks to the decisions taken by the Clerk of the Course Michael Masiwhich allowed only one group of drivers dubbed during the Safety Car regime – specifically those present between the two title contenders – to rejoin the bottom of the standings, not imposing the same order on all the others in the same conditions.
A move that infuriated, and not a little, the Mercedes team, which immediately started the paperwork for launching an investigation. Waiting to understand what will therefore be the official report of the latter, also the Red Bull he wants a certain degree of congruity from the International Federation, even though he has benefited from the decisions of the Race Direction in that of Yas Marina. In this case, the Sporting Director of the Austrian team, Jonathan Wheatleyin fact, asked for greater consistency in the study of the circumstances that occurred, thus analyzing their hopes: “It is really important that the FIA do its investigation – said in an interview with Jack Threfall Show – working with the teams to allow us to analyze each type of result that emerged from that study. If we look at the complex role of race management and commissioners, and focus on the consistency of their decisions, of course we would all like them to be very clear. We have embraced the philosophy of ‘letting go’, but then you see the regulations that are either very prescribed in terms of punishment, or there is no room for maneuver in them. I think these are the areas of sport that must be clarified from above – he added – the World Motor Sport Council must say ‘these are the principles we are going to race with’ and then it is up to the FIA and the teams to work together to ensure a coherent set of sporting rules“.
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