labelled a crimson flag in qualifying as “silly” and “ridiculous” amid a chaotic qualifying session on the Brazilian Grand Prix.
In moist situations, crashed late on in Q2 with round 90 seconds left within the session.
Nevertheless, the stewards waited round 45 seconds to cease the session and throw the crimson flag, permitting numerous vehicles to complete their laps.
But Max Verstappen didn’t profit and his lap was stopped in sector three when the crimson flag was thrown.
Verstappen was twelfth on the time, that means he’ll begin Sunday’s grand prix in P17 after his five-place grid penalty.
Verstappen advised Sky Sports activities straight after qualifying: “The automotive hits the wall, it must be a straight crimson. I don’t perceive why it must take 30, 40 seconds for a crimson flag to return out. It’s simply b*******.
“Why does it not occur immediately? Truthfully, I let it go. It’s so silly to speak about, it’s ridiculous.”
Purple Bull boss Christian Horner was equally aggravated on the decision-making from race management.
“It’s massively irritating,” he advised Sky F1. “I don’t perceive why it took so lengthy for the crimson flag to return out. 40 seconds it took. It’s the second day in a row now the place we’ve had very fast calls. Very, very harsh. It’s what it’s.
“It’s a must to concentrate on the protection, it’s not about letting vehicles end laps. It needs to be an instantaneous crimson flag. You may’t simply say ‘let individuals end their laps’ – Lance Stroll wasn’t making an attempt to get that automotive going once more. It was screwed. It’s a crimson flag.
“In the event that they’d accomplished it instantly, we’d have been tenth. In the event that they allow us to end, we’d have gone once more.
“It’s been a kind of mornings the place nothing has gone proper for us. We’d like to know the considering of the race director why the crimson flag was thrown when it was.”
