2023-07-03 04:36:00
Additional penalties were imposed on Sunday evening following a protest by Aston Martin, but that didn’t change anything regarding Max Verstappen’s commanding victory. The world champion in the Red Bull was spared the second penalties, as were Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull in second and third place. However, eight drivers were later given time penalties. “Repeated leaving the track without good reason” was the explanation. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) dropped two places to sixth, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) dropped one to eighth. The biggest culprit was Esteban Ocon, the Alpine pilot was penalized with an additional 30 seconds on the race time.
The world association FIA declared a total of 83 laps invalid. Warnings had rained down during the race, and five-second penalties were not uncommon. “That made us look a little amateurish as a sport,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. Even the stewards, who pronounce the penalties according to the applicable rules, sent their message to the race management. “The stewards strongly recommend finding a solution to the track limit issue on this route,” it said.
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The problem: At the high-speed corners 9 and 10 at the Red Bull Ring, the German Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich took a very close look and strictly observed the rules. A total of 1,200 cases were examined. But that didn’t work out during the Grand Prix, only following an Aston Martin protest were further penalties imposed. An FIA spokesman explained that an “unprecedented situation has arisen” and not all potential violations might be investigated during the race.
The track limits in the last two corners had already caused major problems in qualifying on Friday. Among other things, Perez missed the final segment and had to start the race from 15th place on the grid because his fast laps had been cancelled. Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko then spoke of a “farce”. Horner explained on Sunday: “It’s difficult for the drivers because they can’t see the white line from the car. And the track invites you to drive there.”
The Briton suggested a gravel bed instead of an asphalt run-off zone next year, or a similar deterrent solution. Alexander Wurz sees it the same way: “I’m in favor of natural track limits with grass and gravel. You can also work with curbs,” said the former F1 driver and APA track designer. But that must be done in coordination with the World Motorcycling Association, because the MotoGP is also a guest in Spielberg in August. Therefore, no gravel bed has been built in these two curves, as the FIA explained. One reason is the safety of motorcyclists.
Wurz emphasized that no curve is the same. “I need different solutions everywhere,” he emphasized, and Horner added: “Sometimes you have to look at the characteristics of a curve. With a gravel bed, the driver would not be tempted to overstep the boundary.”
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