“It’s unfair” - Lando Norris frustrated Carlos Sainz was reinstated into P3 in Monaco

Lando Norris believes it was "unfair" Carlos Sainz was reinstated into P3 at the Monaco Grand Pri💝x after the red flag♌.

Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL38. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Race Day.
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL38. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris was left frustrated by the FIA’s decision to reinstate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz into third after the red flag at the Monaco Grand Prix🌳𓆉.

The race was red-flagge💜d on the opening lap of Sunday’s rac🅘e.

At this point, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc led the race ahead of the McLaren pair as Sainz dropped to the back of the field with a puncture due to contact with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

When the race got back underway, Sainz♊ was allowed to start from his original grid po🔜sition of third.

This was because the FIA deemed that it was not possible as not all th🎃e cars had passed the first sector timing line at Mirabeau.

The F1 sporting regulations note that the order for a restart “will be taken at the last point at which it was possible to determine theꦬ position of all car🌸s. All such cars will then be permitted to resume the sprint session or the race.”

Sainz being reinstated changed the complexion of the race because if he hadn’t been, Leclerc would hav♛e been left to fend o🔯ff two McLarens by himself.

Speaking after the race, Norris deဣscribed the situation as “unfair”.

“I don't think it's the most fair t♎hing, but I'm sure there's been moments in the past where maybe I've been fortunate from it and they could have they fixed the car a little bit or something 🦩like that,” he said.

“When you think of it in just a blunt way, it is frustrating and unfair, that beca𝔍use someone makes a mistake and beca♐use of a certain amount of cars or whatever, whatever the rule is, didn't cross the line before the red flag and blah, blah, that he gets to undo that mistake and gets a free pit stop. It's unfair.”

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Race
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix,…

Mercedes driver168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell also agreed.

“It's not correct. I don't know 🐻what the ruling is exactly. But yeah, that was a bit s🧸trange.”

McLaren boss Andrea Stella felt the rul♚es ♐were implemented correctly by the FIA even though his outfit was compromised.

“In terms of the way in which the restart order was determined, I think what the FIA did was the best thin🍷g to do,” Stella explained.

“Also it is in agreem♛ent with the precedent, whereby you use the safetඣy car line two when sector times are not available. I don't think using the mini sectors is a good way of doing that.

“Obviously, the whole point that saved Carlos was that Zhou had not crossed the sector time a𝔍t the time the race was suspended. Lucky Carlos.

“I think he was lucky today and also with the lenient approach from the stewards, because the collision in corner one obviously๊ created significant damage to Oscar's car - and I think this summed up yesterday's impeding. Like I say, lucky Carlos, this ♑gained him a podium.”

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