Miami, Florida – Red Bull’s attempt to promote Max Versaben to the P3 in Formula 1 Miami Grand Bryx, was rejected by a protest against Mercedes -George Russell driver, by race officials after hours of volatile flag.
Red Ball came to protest against Russell, claiming that Mercedes driver failed to slow down under a yellow flag during the major prize race in Miami. Verstapn himself drew the attention of his team via radio during the closing stages of the race, and Red Bull raised the protest shortly after the race ended.
Talking to the media, including SB nationIn Red Paul, Space team manager Christian Horner explained that the regulations require a driver to reduce his speed under yellow knowledge conditions, and according to Red Ball man, Russell failed to adhere to the regulations.
“Therefore, as I saw, we recorded a protest with FIA regarding George Russell. From from GPS we can see completely, the elevator did not say to speed,” Horner said in the media, including the media, including the media SB nation. “So, it is quite clear that there is a decrease in the speed, so the car has been accelerating. It is just a slower rate than usually. There is no actual decrease in speed. “
In their decision on Sunday nightRace officials indicated that they heard from the relevant parties, including Russell as well as the Verstapen Gianpiero Lambiase. During the session, Red Bull argued that while Russell Al -Khanaq raised when the yellow flag was shown, “he did not” reduce Mercedes driver “, and he violated sports regulations.
Mercedes responded to the saying that “the common practice accepted by all teams and FIA was and still is that raising the suffocating significantly in the yellow science area is an appropriate reaction and thus complied with the relevant regulations.” Moreover, Russell stated that “he saw the one yellow flag and the car that was cut off next to the path, thus raising the suffocating significantly to respond to the yellow flag.”
The referees also reviewed the remote measurement data, and found that Russell “raised the suffocating when passing the yellow flag area. The sheep was raised by approximately 25 percent, which reduced the torque of about 30 percent.”
Then the race officials noted that Article 26.1 A) of sports regulations “requires the driver” reduce the speed “in the yellow science area, but do not determine whether to reduce the absolute speed or reduce the speed in relation to the regular race speed in the relevant part of the path.
When I found that Russell’s speed was “much slower than the regular race speed”, race officials refused the complaint. They pointed out that Article 26.1 A) and “the condition … with regard to reducing speed in the yellow science area can be only related to a reduction in relation to the regular race speed.”
Since Russell reduced his speed for the regular race speed, the race officials saw that he had complied with Article 26.1 A), and they rejected Red Paul’s protest. Russell was included in the final race classification as third, with Verstapen in fourth place.
