Vettel calls for traditional F1 chequered flag after Suzuka error
Sebastian Vettel believes Formula 1 should use a tradiဣtional chequered flag rather than an electronic system to avoid a repeat of the error that occurred during the Japanese Grand Pri𝐆x.
A system glitch resulted in Sunday’s race at Suzuka being called a lap earlier than the scheduled 53 laps, resulting in confusion for teams and drivers alike. The FIA has subsequently 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:launched an investigation into what went wrong.
Sebastian Vettel believes Formula 1 should use a traditional chequered flag ra💛ther than an electronic system to avoid a repeat of the error that occurred during the Japanese Grand 🌺Prix.
A system glitch resulted in Sunday’s race at Suzuka being called a lap earlier than the scheduled 53 laps, resulting in confusion for teams and drivers alike. The FIA has subsequently 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:launched an investigation into what went wrong.
F1 does wave a chequered flag at the end of grands prix alongside its light panel system, but Vettel said he had struggled to spot the electronic v🤡ersion in Japan.
“I think from a driver’s point of view it’s very clear that there was no che�ꩲ�quered flag,” he explained.
“We have a pit board giving us the race information on the laps, we can see on the dashboard as well how many laps are still to go. I still saw there was a lap to go, and I got the ca💮ll by radio that it is the last lap.
“Obviously there was a confusion at the pit wall🎃 because I think it was more the timi🍨ng that set the chequered flag, not the actual chequered flag on the track.”
The electronic flag system was introduced after confusion at last year🧜’s Canadian Grand🧜 Prix, where the chequered flag was waved too soon by model Winnie Harlow.
“We had an issue in Canada one y🃏ear where the chequered flag came too early and now as I understand it the timing is more is the 🌜decisive one,” Vettel said.
“Whereas I think it should still be the chequere🐽d flag as well. So if you get one of the two wrong, it doesn’t matter which one. I think for us drivers it matters that if we see t🐻he chequered flag the race shouldn’t continue.
“I don’t know what happened, obviously someone was a bit eager and went a bit early. So I wasn’t the only one today that was eager and 🐟pushed and went a bit early.”
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto added: “I think when you’ve got the chequered 🍬flag, we told the drivers to continue pu🌊shing, they were pushing and it didn’t affect at least what we were doing.
“Something to review on the sporting side with the FIA on how to improve in the 🍎future.”
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