Former Haas Components 1 crew principal Guenther Steiner has argued that Yuki Tsunoda shouldn’t have been penalised in the course of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The Japanese driver was handed a five-second time penalty and one penalty level for forcing Lando Norris off the monitor and making multiple change of path to defend his place in the course of the race.
After Norris, who was combating Tsunoda’s team-mate Max Verstappen for the championship title, got here again out after a pitstop, he was pressured to make his manner via the grid. As he approached the rear of Tsunoda’s Crimson Bull, Norris went for the overtake, however as Tsunoda moved to defend, the McLaren went off the monitor.
The stewards famous: “Automotive 4 was making an overtaking transfer on Automotive 22. Automotive 22 made a lot of adjustments of path, which in the end resulted in Automotive 4 having to go off monitor to keep away from a collision. In doing so, Automotive 22 additionally successfully pressured Automotive 4 off the monitor.”
Norris had additionally been investigated for leaving the monitor and gaining a bonus, however the stewards deemed no additional motion was vital after they discovered Tsunoda at fault.
Steiner disagreed, nevertheless, claiming the overtake from Norris and the defence from Tsunoda was simply racing.
“I imply, clearly they’d deserve one once more as a result of all this transferring underneath braking has change into stylish in Abu Dhabi,” Steiner stated, sarcastically, throughout an look on The Crimson Flags Podcast.
He added: “Nothing ought to occur. That is racing. That is what we wish to see, the spectator, the followers, wish to see… We do not wish to see the stewards getting widespread with the folks by handing out fines, getting consideration.
Yuki Tsunoda, Crimson Bull Racing
Picture by: Erik Junius
“No, this was honest, it was racing. I feel Yuki was on the sting of what he did. Lando was on the sting with it. All of it labored out properly. It gave us good moments of racing.
“I proceed to say if he stopped doing all these items, I can say it, who the f*** goes to look at racing? I imply, they usually do not perceive that as a result of they wish to be watched being stewards after which as a result of they did it with Yuki, they needed to do it with the opposite two guys, .”
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