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Alonso not entirely in agreement with Masi's criticism of Verstappen
- GPblog.com
Fernando Alonso thinks that the priorities of the race director in Formula 1 should be different. Max Verstappen was reprimanded for a burnout after finishing the Styrian Grand Prix, while the stewards failed to act on track limits at the first corner of the Red Bull Ring.
Michael Masi told Verstappen that such burn-outs are not allowed and although the Dutchman himself said he sympathised with the town-planning issue, Alonso believes there is something good about it and that the FIA should not be such a pain.
"I like when you can be yourself, and this burnout I think it was nice to watch. Even the donuts sometimes in Abu Dhabi, I think the fans they like that, and you see a lot of videos from those moments, from social media, etc. So the fans, they like that"," said the two-time world champion in conversation with Autosport.com.
Alonso not entirely satisfied with FIA
According to Alonso, the FIA should be stricter in enforcing track limits at Turn 1. "I was the only one making a move into Turn 1 at the start [last weekend], and the two cars that I overtook, they missed Turn 1 and they exited in front of me. There is no warning on that, so there are things that for sure we can improve from the fans' point of view."