Binotto puts blame on FIA: 'We don't want to fight Red Bull like this'
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- GPblog.com
Although Ferrari lodged a protest with the FIA after the Monaco Grand Prix over an alleged violation by Max Verstappen, team boss Mattia Binotto says the team does not want to fight Red Bull Racing in this way. On the contrary, the team boss is holding race control to account.
Sergio Perez won the race and Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc. It was not a one-two for Red Bull, but the team did achieve its main objectives. Afterwards, Ferrari lodged a protest against Verstappen who may have driven over the line on his way out of the pit lane. Former F1 champion Damon Hill thought this protest was a desperate attempt by the team. In conversation with the Italian newsmedium Corriere, the team boss indicated that he did not want to fight with Red Bull in this way.
Binotto puts blame on FIA
Ferrari saw more injustices (at Red Bull) around the start and restart of the Monaco Grand Prix, but does not want to make an official report about it. Binotto, on the other hand, calls for more consistency from the race direction: "We made mistakes, but I also saw a lot of other inaccuracies. With only three minutes until the start signal, Red Bull didn't have the tyres on [that's mandatory five minutes before], the FIA postponed the start procedure and then also the issue about the yellow line. Unbelievable!"
Binotto continued: "We were not interested in filing complaints against Red Bull; we don't want to get into such a fight with them. We do expect clarity and consistency in decisions from the FIA."
No charges were filed for Red Bull's alleged violation regarding tyres. Ferrari did make a protest against both Red Bull drivers over the yellow line, but both protests were rejected.