Furious Verstappen Blasts FIA for Slow Red Flag Reaction

Verstappen Fumes at FIA Over Red Flag Delay for Stroll Incident

03/11/2024

Max Verstappen criticises FIA’s delayed red flag decision, believing it hindered the Q2 session’s potential to restart in Brazil.

Max Verstappen was furious with the FIA following his Q2 elimination.

The Red Bull driver, who qualified 12th but will start 17th due to a penalty, was unimpressed by the 40-second delay between Lance Stroll’s crash and the red flag being shown.

“The car hits the wall; a red flag should be immediate. I don’t understand why it takes 30 to 40 seconds for a red flag to come out. It’s just nonsense.”

“Honestly, it baffles me. It’s so stupid to even talk about. It’s ridiculous.”

“Everyone in front of us is improving while we’re left out. It was obvious they took an absurd amount of time to bring out the red flag. Otherwise, we’d have had time to restart the session. It’s truly disgraceful.”

Max Verstappen’s sharp criticism of the FIA following his unexpected Q2 elimination at the Brazilian Grand Prix highlights ongoing frustrations with red flag management.

Verstappen argued that the delayed response to Lance Stroll’s crash prevented a potential restart, ultimately disadvantaging him and others on track.

His strong words underscore a demand for quicker, more decisive action in such situations to ensure fairness and maintain competitive integrity in qualifying sessions.

Furious Verstappen Blasts FIA for Slow Red Flag Reaction Furious Verstappen Blasts FIA for Slow Red Flag Reaction

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Full 2025 F1 testing results

Carlos Sainz
1
CARLOS
SAINZ
Leader
Lewis Hamilton
2
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+0.031s
Charles Leclerc
3
CHARLES
LECLERC
+0.083s
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+0.197s
Max Verstappen
5
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.218s
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
+0.302s
Kimi Antonelli
7
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+0.436s
Oscar Piastri
8
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+0.592s
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
+0.692s
Lance Stroll
10
LANCE
STROLL
+0.881s
Liam Lawson
11
LIAM
LAWSON
+0.904s
Jack Doohan
12
JACK
DOOHAN
+1.020s
Yuki Tsunoda
13
YUKI
TSUNODA
+1.149s
Isack Hadjar
14
ISACK
HADJAR
+1.327s
Fernando Alonso
15
FERNANDO
ALONSO
+1.352s
Esteban Ocon
16
ESTEBAN
OCON
+1.380s
Lando Norris
17
LANDO
NORRIS
+1.534s
Gabriel Bortoleto
18
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
+1.709s
Nico Hulkenberg
19
NICO
HULKENBERG
+2.109s
Oliver Bearman
20
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+3.013s

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1
Mercedes
458
2
Haas
457
3
Racing Bulls
454
4
Alpine
405
5
Williams
395
6
Ferrari
382
7
McLaren
381
8
Sauber
354
9
Aston Martin
306
10
Red Bull
304
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