“They look at us like amateurs,” Max Verstappen disapproves of FIA’s zero tolerance approach regarding track limits rule
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Max Verstappen did not have the best of outings during qualifying at the Hungarian GP as he finished P10 after an engine problem leading to loss of power. The reigning world champion clearly had the pace to fight for pole but all of the optimism came crumbling down in a matter of minutes. His team mate, Sergio Perez, had a worse day than him as he failed to get his Red Bull into Q3.
The Mexican had a bizarre qualifying session, especially Q3, in which he was initially penalized for breaching the track limits rule. But, after some discussion and going through the evidence, FIA decided to reinstate his time. Another driver who got penalized and eventually got his lap time deleted was Pierre Gasly, for breaching track limits at Turn 5 as he came out of that quick right hander.
The track limits rule has sparked a debate in the paddock and the drivers don’t seem to be happy with the zero tolerance approach taken by the governing body. One of the drivers who has been particularly dissatisfied is Max Verstappen. The Dutchman, speaking on the issue, said that the briefing are supposed to find a middle ground but that wasn’t the case before the Hungarian GP.
Max Verstappen dissatisfied with how FIA has dealt with the track limits issue
It’s been confirmed that there was a briefing on Friday and the issue was discussed but FIA’s actions haven’t been in consonance with the suggestions. Max said, “Last night they started talking about Turn 13, saying that the dotted line is the track edge, but there is a kerb and a white line next to it, which for me personally is the track edge.”
“We just have so many silly little things that just also make it so difficult for them to police. As drivers we always want to help give our advice but nothing is heard, and for me that is extremely frustrating.”
“I don’t want to fight with them, I want to advise them, but it seems like they don’t really care. My feeling is they look at us like we are amateurs and I don’t think that’s correct.”
We understand that the FIA is trying its level best to make it fair and as objective as possible. But, at the same time, they need to have that margin of error for drivers to push to the limit.
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