Guenther Steiner has criticised the Miami Grand Prix stewards, claiming {that a} time restrict needs to be launched for post-race penalties.
A number of incidents have been beneath investigation by the stewards following the race on the Arduous Rock Stadium. These included Max Verstappen for allegedly crossing the white line on the pit exit, Max Verstappen and George Russell for inflicting a collision, Charles Leclerc and Russell for inflicting a collision with their contact on the ultimate lap, Leclerc for leaving the monitor a number of instances on the final lap and gaining a bonus, and Leclerc for driving his automotive in an unsafe situation.
It wasn’t till roughly two and a half hours after the chequered flag that the verdicts started to return via. Whereas the vast majority of the drivers have been left unscathed, Leclerc was handed a 20-second penalty which dropped him to eighth.
“The stewards as a result of I used to be sitting within the airplane already going again house after I heard that there was nonetheless penalties going round,” Steiner defined throughout The Crimson Flags Podcast. “So I am simply pondering, we have to determine it after the race, however I feel there must be a time restrict. If you do not know, guess what? Do not give a penalty.
“What are they doing through the race? As a result of I feel the stewards will not be there to look at the race. They’re there to take selections on issues which went improper.
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“So I feel they need to shut the race down and inform the stewards, analyse this, course of this scene, what occurred right here, work on it, decide and transfer on, not watch. However I imply for them watching the race, I do not suppose that needs to be a part of their job.”
He added, “Crossing a white line, what you need to litigate? Both it’s on or off. You’ve got cameras there, after which the workforce nonetheless has obtained the prospect to protest.
“However ultimately, you are both going over a white line or not. It isn’t prefer it’s an incident like with Gasly and Lawson. It is both over or not. Earlier than, after, in three days, will probably be the identical image.”
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