Not even the first activity on the track in 2022, coinciding with the start of the pre-season tests in Barcelona, was able to put the controversy that arose at the end of the last world championship definitively: the fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamiltonin fact, it still seems to persist in the words of the Englishman of Mercedes, who returned to the cockpit of his car after a winter spent with the option of a possible retirement from racing. The bitterness for the defeat against the Dutch Red Bull, however, has not yet been put behind by the seven-time world champion, with the latter defining some stewards “Friends of certain pilots”as well as authors of “Biased decisions”.
These statements were not appreciated by the Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner. The manager, fresh from the celebrations for the victory of the world championship by Verstappen, replied to the comments of the number 44, thus explaining his point of view in an analysis reported by gpfans.com: “Of course I don’t think there has been any bias on the part of the stewards during the last few seasons – he specified – I think many problems have to do with the regulations themselves, because they exist very complicated rules that leave room for interpretation, and the limits of the circuit are evident. In any other sport, if you cross the white line, you are out. In F1 there is a situation where, currently, some corners are ok, while others are not. This, for fans, teams and drivers, is confusing. So what we need are clear rules, which are easier to control. We have all been victims of stewards’ decisions that did not satisfy us – he continued – but I don’t think there is intentional bias. I am not aware of any commissioner who travels with drivers to races. In Mohammed Ben Sulayem we have a new president who is looking to strengthen the structure and bring the equivalent of a VAR, something that certainly the top teams have at their disposal.“.
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