Red Flag Repairsīritish Gp, saw Max Verstappen being shunted into the wall by Lewis Hamilton followed by the Red Flag. This lack of transparency might be the reason for ambiguity. But rules ambiguity is also because there is no transparency in decision making. Rules ambiguity was one other issue but amendments need to be done immediately after a loophole is found. The Communication and Radar Equipment needs to be upgraded or organize a driver event or some events in terms of fan engagement. Since the air moves the same as water 2022 cars might be better in terms of the spray. Since the track was ok the visibility was the main issue. With Climate change breathing down the neck what can be done is to reschedule SPA into friendlier weather. But before it could go on it was too late and by the time they started again, the rain was much worse. The teams and the FIA believed that there is a gap in the Rain in the Radar where the race can happen. But in the case of Belgium Gp, I think there was a genuine attempt by the teams and FIA to run the race. NASCAR can prepone or postpone the race when needed. The Provisions for rain delay is much limited in terms of other sport. The Red Flag races in particular have no scenario rules. Perez in the wall on the way to the Grid | Credits: F1.com Red Flag Races The rule that every five-minute delay in the start of the race will count to a reduction of one lap according to Martin Brundle is for formation lap issues if a car is stuck in the grid. When enquired on the race laps, there seems to be a lot, I mean a lot of confusion.
The big debacle came in the form of race laps. This situation, where the Race director is not in Total Command of the Rules puts the FIA in a bad spotlight but that is a minor inconvenience.
But when Johnathan Wheatley confronted him on the legality that outside help issue was relevant only after the start of the race, Massi retraced his assumption and allowed Perez to race. When asked initially Michael Massi was definitive in his answer No. Redbull’s contest to bring Perez back into the race is one fine example. But the overall process was in short Messy and exposed a lot of shortcomings in the Rules and FIA being on the top of the rules. There were some instances where the decisions were spot on but not in other avenues.
There is a huge discussion after the Belgium Gp last weekend on how the FIA and Michael Massi handled the situation. We look into the cases of Belgium Gp, Hungarian Gp, Monaco Gp and Baku Gp to explain the rule change that is required for F1 under Red Flag. As Red Flags becomes more common, we look into the changes that just make sense.
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