There was some confusion over the action lodged by both Haas and Alpine after the race, including concerns raised by the FIA stewards about race control's actions.ĪlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost felt the action was "not managed in the best possible way" and "a little bit too chaotic", but he hoped the teams could work with race control to better define what should be considered enough damage to make a car unsafe. This came after FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem requested a review into the use of the black-and-orange flag in the wake of the Alonso incident and the subsequent protests. reported last week that the FIA is set to reduce the amount it uses the black-and-orange flag in races, placing the onus on teams to ensure their cars are running in a safe manner. Permane said that FIA technical chiefs Jo Bauer and Nikolas Tombazis had specifically said that a black-and-orange flag would no longer be used for a missing wing mirror, something he said was "sensible place." "Hopefully there'll be better racing because of it." I'm sure at the Technical Advisory Committee and the Sporting Advisory Committee, those levels will discuss it more, but a little bit of line in the sand has been drawn. Photo by: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images
"I think from here onwards, small damages like a mirror, like from-wing endplate, if it's non-structural, like a brake duct, something like that, will not be considered to be a black-and-orange flag offence.įernando Alonso, Alpine A522, collides with Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR22 And then that drive Fernando did, he should have kept that seventh place. "I don't think anyone, maybe apart from Haas, felt that having a mirror knocked off in an accident that wasn't your fault.
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