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Lewis Hamilton believes Formula 1 “decision makers” should rethink their rules after accusing them of putting drivers’ lives at risk for the sake of entertainment.
The six-time F1 champion achieved the 90th victory of his F1 career in a crash-packed Tuscan Grand Prix that received two red flags.
The restart of the safety car following an incident on the first lap that led to the presence of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly in their AlphaTauri sparked a particular controversy.
The belief among several drivers after the race was that the lights went out too late on the safety car, an indicator that it is ready to leave the circuit and return to the pit lane.
As the leader of the race, Valtteri Bottas dictated a slow pace to the control line, while behind him, several drivers reacted to the green light panels that allowed the race to resume, causing a crash of multiple cars throughout of the start and finish straight.
Responding to a question about whether Bottas was at fault for the accident, Hamilton said: “It is not Valtteri’s fault at all. They are the decision makers.”
The Mercedes driver then added: “I don’t know who … they’re obviously trying to make it more exciting, but in the end you’ve seen that it puts people at risk, so maybe they need to rethink that.
“They’ve been moving the safety car lights off later and later and, you know, we’re fighting for position. Especially when you win a position like the one Valtteri won, the position of being in the lead.
“Obviously they are trying to make it more exciting, but this was probably a little over the edge. She did exactly what anyone would do. ”
Bottas also pointed an accusing finger when he said: “The FIA or the FOM, I don’t know who is deciding what is going on with the safety cars.
“But they’re trying to improve the show by turning on the lights [off] later, so we can’t build a gap early and then go like the corner before the start of the race. They [did it] on the main straight, so maybe it’s time to think about whether it’s safe and right to do so. ”
Following a post-race investigation, the FIA issued warnings to 12 drivers
Only Bottas, Hamilton, Ferrari duo Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc, Romain Grosjean de Haas and Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen avoided a warning. In their report of the incident, the stewards made it categorically clear that Bottas was not at fault. It stated “that the driver of the automobile 77 [Bottas] and the other drivers who participated in the restart not mentioned, complied with the regulations.
“Car 77 had the right, under the regulations, to set the pace.”
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