Mercedes workforce principal Toto Wolf known as for Crimson Bull’s protest towards George Russell with Canadian Grand Prix “Little” and “Embarrassing,” suggesting the FIA ought to revise the method.
Crimson Bull protested towards Russell, who received the race virtually two hours after the race ended. Staff principal Christian Horner mentioned it was as a result of he dropped greater than 10 vehicles behind the protection automobile and brakes straight and irregularly on his again. The primary of those two protests was withdrawn when Russell was described as pursuing a yellow flag delta leaving the pit, however the second was rejected 5 and a half hours after the checkered flag.
“Initially, they needed to race two hours earlier than Staff Crimson Bull started their protests, in order that was what they have been doing,” Wolf informed Sky Sports activities within the Formulation 1 Film Premiere. “To be sincere, it’s extremely small and really small.
“They did that in Miami. Now they filed two protests. They acquired one again as a result of it was ridiculous. They got here up with some unusual ISC clauses – the Sports activities Code clause.
“You race, you win, you get on monitor and lose, and it was a good victory for us.
Wolf added his beliefs, not that it was a team-driven resolution and that got here from Max Verstappen, who appeared calm in regards to the state of affairs by means of post-race media duties.
“They really pulled in as a protest. They did not even chase it as a result of it was nonsense. The second took us 5 hours as a result of they do not even know what you are calling ‘sportsman-like habits’ or something.
“What’s it? Who will resolve it? I am a racer as a result of I am certain it isn’t the largest. He is by no means going to protest such trivial issues.”
Crimson Bull Staff Principal Horner additionally informed Sky Sports activities that he felt his workforce was fully inside the precise to go to stewards.
“No, it is undoubtedly not (I’ve regrets),” Horner mentioned. “I imply, it is the rights of the workforce. We noticed one thing that I do not assume is true in any respect. You may have the flexibility to place it in entrance of the steward, so that is what we selected to do.
