George Russell and Carlos Sainz say they have been impressed by FIA’s new Components 1 race director Rui Marques after he swiftly applied the modifications they urged within the drivers’ briefing.
Their feedback observe the earlier incumbent, Niels Wittich, being inexplicably axed after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, resulting in considerations over an inexperienced Marques overseeing the ultimate three races of the 2024 season.
Nonetheless, after assembly former F2 and F3 race director Marques for the primary time on Thursday evening on the Las Vegas Grand Prix, each Mercedes’ Russell and Ferrari’s Sainz say he has listened to the drivers and made optimistic modifications.
Russell, who certified on pole was requested by Autosport/Motorsport.com what he had manufactured from Marques following the drivers’ briefing.
He mentioned: “Constructive, to be sincere. We’ve been by way of somewhat little bit of an period the place our feedback are taken on board, however little or no change occurs.
“For instance, quite a few drivers spoke in regards to the observe limits at flip 4. We felt it was somewhat bit pointless on a avenue circuit and he made a change to it within the second.
“That’s what we need to see as drivers, all of us need to be heard and we need to see motion taken straightaway, up to now it has been optimistic.”
Niels Wittich, Race Director, FIA
Picture by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Photographs
Sainz agreed and illustrated one other change that Marques had applied in a single day following his assembly with the F1 drivers.
Sainz, who will begin Sunday’s race in second, mentioned: “He has been given an enormous job to return right into a season with three races left and being a race director is such a sophisticated position in Components 1.
“You have got so many variables to regulate that I believe he has been given a really troublesome job, however actually from the primary weekend, straight from the go he has been actually good.
“The drivers’ briefings yesterday was among the best we have now had in a very long time.
“George commented on the exit of flip three, I’d say we additionally requested for some modifications on the pit entry to make the road extra seen as a result of we actually couldn’t see the pit entry line and we have been very anxious about that.
“As we speak, we turned as much as the observe and the pit entry line was widened with a blue line and we have been all saying this was very nice as a result of they did a really good change and with an excellent strategy and the way in which have been listened to yesterday was a really optimistic assembly and I’m very inspired by that.”
Pictures from Las Vegas GP Observe & Qualifying
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