labelled a pink flag in qualifying as “silly” and “ridiculous” amid a chaotic qualifying session on the Brazilian Grand Prix.
In moist circumstances, crashed late on in Q2 with round 90 seconds left within the session.
Nevertheless, the stewards waited round 45 seconds to cease the session and throw the pink flag, permitting varied vehicles to complete their laps.
But Max Verstappen didn’t profit and his lap was stopped in sector three when the pink flag was thrown.
Verstappen was twelfth on the time, that means he’ll begin Sunday’s grand prix in P17 after his five-place grid penalty.
Verstappen informed Sky Sports activities straight after qualifying: “The automotive hits the wall, it must be a straight pink. I don’t perceive why it must take 30, 40 seconds for a pink flag to come back out. It’s simply b*******.
“Why does it not occur right away? Actually, I let it go. It’s so silly to speak about, it’s ridiculous.”
Crimson Bull boss Christian Horner was equally aggravated on the decision-making from race management.
“It’s vastly irritating,” he informed Sky F1. “I don’t perceive why it took so lengthy for the pink flag to come back out. 40 seconds it took. It’s the second day in a row now the place we’ve had very fast calls. Very, very harsh. It’s what it’s.
“It’s important to give attention to the security, it’s not about letting vehicles end laps. It must be a direct pink flag. You’ll be able to’t simply say ‘let individuals end their laps’ – Lance Stroll wasn’t attempting to get that automotive going once more. It was screwed. It’s a pink flag.
“In the event that they’d completed it instantly, we’d have been tenth. In the event that they allow us to end, we’d have gone once more.
“It’s been a type of mornings the place nothing has gone proper for us. We’d like to know the pondering of the race director why the pink flag was thrown when it was.”
