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Jos Verstappen critical of F1: "Things like this cannot happen"
- GPblog.com
Jos Verstappen has been critical of the ins and outs of the premier class of motor racing. According to the former Formula 1 driver there are plenty of things that can be improved. In his column for Verstappen.com he highlights a few things that struck him during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
Indeed, Verstappen Sr. says he did not have such a "pleasant feeling" about the seventh Grand Prix weekend of the 2022 calendar. "And that's putting it mildly." He is very disappointed that Sunday's race was delayed due to rain and non-functioning systems, with the result that the GP could not be completed.
Rain causes stress
"These days it seems that everyone at race control gets stressed at the first sight of a few drops of rain. Now they just waited, then it turned out there were also problems with the starting lights", Jos says. He continues his story by saying that the organising party or the FIA should just make sure the equipment is in order. "We live in a competitive, professional sport. Things like this cannot happen."
The international motorsport federation came up with an explanation the day after the GP weekend in Monte Carlo for the later start and the choice of a rolling start on two occasions. The starting system had failed due to the rain.
Even more improvements for F1
The last two points that Max's father mentioned were the limited grip on the full wets and the red flags that have been falling rapidly lately. Verstappen believes that something needs to be done about both issues. Regarding the red flags, he cites for example the red flag in qualifying caused by Yuki Tsunoda. However, the Japanese driver of AlphaTauri was still able to get to the pit lane under his own power. "You are ruining it for the other drivers," he is adamant.