The points of view of teams and drivers are now often too distant from those of the Race Commissioners, who are called to regulate the Grand Prix and make decisions that can prove decisive in the assignment of world titles. Toto Wolff he defined “An unsportsmanlike decision” the one taken by Michael Masi on the occasion of the restart of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but in addition to highlighting his dismay in front of an interpretation “Freestyle” of the regulation has also in the previous weeks remarked the fact that Verstappen in Brazil has escaped a solar penalty for anyone who has ever played a race since he has ‘opened’ the steering in such a way as to send himself and Lewis Hamilton off the track at Interlagos.
The number one of the Mercedes wall, then, jumped live on TV during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Verstappen braking in front of Lewis Hamilton, reactive to minimize the rear-end collision and the consequences that would have ensued in terms of damage reported in the front of the W12 # 44. “Verstappen is nervous because he knows that his maneuvers will no longer be forgiven”, Wolff had declared on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix regarding the position taken by the FIA who had simply reiterated that the Commissioners could have deducted points in the standings or disqualify a competitor in case of evident unsportsmanlike behavior.
Mercedes then decided not to officially appeal following the controversial final of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that awarded Max Verstappen. The press release from the German manufacturer arrived the morning after an official note from the FIA which guaranteed the establishment of a Commission including teams and drivers to improve the regulations under the Safety Car regime to ensure that a scenario similar to that is not repeated. staged in Yas Marina. Toto Wolff has also dismissed the suspicions that a close may have been made between Mercedes and the FIA confidential agreement in the wake of that stipulated between the Federation and Ferrari following the investigations conducted on the power unit built in Maranello at the end of the 2019 season and the beginning of the 2020 one.
“I believe that transparency is needed without making agreements behind the scenes – said Toto Wolff as reported by the GP Fans newspaper – and I’m sure the fact that most insiders share my frustration will ensure that this doesn’t happen. Everyone who has run in their life knows exactly what happened. We will all be rowing in the same direction so that in the coming weeks and months this gap that has gradually opened up in recent years is closed ”. Toto Wolff’s reference concerns the distance between the competitors and the ‘referees’ in terms of Judgment parameter. A yardstick that will be updated this winter thanks to the participation of the ‘players’ protagonists on the track.
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