Otmar Szafnauer questiona decisão da FIA no Grande Prêmio da Grã-Bretanha

O ex-chefe da equipe Alpine, Otmar Szafnauer, criticou a FIA por não interromper o Grande Prêmio da Grã-Bretanha com bandeira vermelha após a retirada de Max Verstappen no final da corrida. Ele acredita que os oficiais perderam a chance de proporcionar um final emocionante para os fãs em Silverstone.

Szafnauer argumentou que a direção de prova deveria ter interrompido o evento após a retirada de Verstappen na volta 48. O safety car foi acionado, e a corrida terminou sob essas condições, sem tempo suficiente para retomar a prova sob bandeira verde.

Charles Leclerc conquistou a vitória para a Ferrari à frente do piloto da Mercedes, George Russell, e de Lewis Hamilton, da Ferrari. Szafnauer disse que entrou em contato com o oficial da FIA, Nikolas Tombazis, para sugerir uma bandeira vermelha, afirmando que isso seria permitido pelas regras.

"Eles poderiam facilmente ter dado bandeira vermelha naquela corrida", disse Szafnauer no podcast High Performance Racing. Ele acrescentou que a decisão poderia ter sido tomada em prol dos fãs sem violar os regulamentos.

A décima etapa da temporada de 2026 está marcada para Spa-Francorchamps, para o Grande Prêmio da Bélgica, de 17 a 19 de julho.

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