Fernando Alonso has launched a scathing attack on the FIA and Michael Masi; accusing the governing body’s race director of being “too soft.”

Fernando Alonso has launched a scathing attack on the FIA and Michael Masi; accusing the governing body’s race director of being “too soft.”

Fernando Alonso

The qualifying session was one to remember for most drivers, but for the lights of Fernando Alonso, it became a reason to lash out at the FIA and Micheal Masi for poor officiating during the qualifying session. He went out at the end of the Q2 session and finished 11th in the standings.

Fernando Alonso was on a fast lap and was looking all see to make an appearance in the Q3 session for the race, but all his good work was upheld when he was blocked off by Daniel Riccardo at the final straight of the lap. He was fuming with anger as he got knocked out. The evening got a lot gloomier for Fernando as he later found out that Daniel managed to get into Q3 in 10th position. Fernando told Express that ” qualifying had become a mess due to lack of officiating.”

What was opinionated by Fernando Alonso?

MCLaren
MCLaren

Fernando Alonso has accused the pit crew of Maclaren and has told that he and the Alpine crew is very alert regarding such things during Qualifying and further added that he has not been involved in any impeding incidents all season and hailed his team is playing a crucial role in that.

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He was left disheartened after the Q2 session and felt that there should have been some kind of penalty for Daniel as Sebastian Vettel got when he impeded Fernando in Austria. Vettel got a three-place gird drop and Fernando was hoping for the same after the qualifying session but unfortunately for Fernando, it didn’t happen.

Good old days

Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso

During his interview, he reminisced about the past and told the media that the officiating standards were way better in 2018, and in the past couple of years the standards have gone down rather than going up. He further added that the rules were quite clear and strict and drivers had to follow them to the last word.

In recent years the officials have become soft as they let drivers play around with their out laps and in doing so they sometimes impede fast-approaching cars. He vouched for a special referee for the sport and given this has come from a legend of the sport, we just might see a referee in the future years of Formula1.