“It’s something to talk about,” Mick Schumacher seeks clarity on the rules after FIA decides not to penalize Max Verstappen for their duel

Mick Schumacher and Max Verstappen were involved in gruesome battle for seventh place at the British GP, which ended with the latter coming out on top. While Mick was fighting to score his first ever points in F1, it was more of a damage limitation for Max. We know that Max Verstappen has this reputation of crossing the line at times and it’ll be safe to say that he was driving on the limit during this battle too.

The reigning world champion came into the race as a favorite to win it. But, it wasn’t to be after he ran over some debris which caused damage to the floorwork. This, in turn, caused a loss of performance which forced him to slip down the order. But, since all his arch rivals were fighting for podium positions, it became important for him to score as many points as possible to limit the damage going into the Austrian GP.

After the safety car, the stage was set for both these drivers to have a proper go at each other and that’s exactly what they did. But during the battle, it was seen that Mick Schumacher was pushed off the track time and again by Max Verstappen. The German thought that Max will definitely be punished for his overtly aggressive driver but to his surprise, no penalty ensued.

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Mick Schumacher unhappy with FIA’s decision to not penalize Max Verstappen

This has made the young Haas driver asking the FIA to clarify their decision. In one of the interview, Mick expressing his disappointment said, “From my understanding, the rules changed the beginning of this year, where once cars were next to each other, you had to leave the space.“

“Which in this case, wasn’t the case. So it’s something to talk about.”

“So, the fact that there were no consequences for that, just means that obviously, the rules have changed again, and that if it happens, vice versa, then it should be ok,” as quoted by gpblog.

There is a very thin line between hard racing and taking it too far. It was on the absolute limit in this case and it’ll be wise to wait for FIA’s explanation of the reasoning behind the decision before jumping to any conclusions.

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