Saudi Arabia GP: Twitter erupts after a controversial decision to red-flag the race

Saudi Arabia GP: Twitter erupts after a controversial decision to red-flag the race

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

The Saudi Arabian GP is surely living upto its expectations, as the main race was red flagged owing to a crash. The session was stopped on the 14th lap, after Mick Schumacher went crashing into the barriers.

Originally, the race was yellow-flagged which meant that the two Mercedes drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, running P1 and P2 respectively entered the pit stop for a tyre change. However, Red Bull decided to keep Max Verstappen out to take the track position.

In a major turn of events, the session was soon red flagged which means that Max Verstappen gets a free pit stop, and also starts from the top spot in the restart. Sergio Perez pitted prior to the red flag, and has dropped to the eighth spot.

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MAFIA, FIABULL? Twitter divided over the decision to red flag session

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

Twitter seems to have been divided in regards to the decision made to stop the session. Fans took to Twitter to give their opinion, and they also criticized the FIA for the decision. On the other hand, a few believed that it was the correct call under the circumstances.

https://twitter.com/Tom_Quinn54/status/1467556369700200450
https://twitter.com/nscjamie/status/1467554956307832839
https://twitter.com/KonceptKitz/status/1467555468293951492

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