Vettel not happy with three standing starts: "Unfair advantage on the right side"
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- GPblog.com
During the Tuscan Grand Prix, the race was interrupted twice by a red flag. This resulted in an extra two standing starts in addition to the original. Sebastian Vettel is not happy with the choice of the race director.
After a red flag period, the race director has a few options when it comes to restarting the race. For example, he can choose to restart behind the Safety Car, but also a classic standing start, like at the start of every Grand Prix.
After both red flags, the choice was made to restart the race with a standing start, to the displeasure of Sebastian Vettel. "I don't remember having to start so many times in one day, normally you only have one," said the German in front of the Sky Sports F1 camera at the end of the race.
Dirty starting position
"I have to say I'm not a big fan of that decision because if you start on the right side of the track, you have a huge advantage over starting on the wrong side," explains the Ferrari driver.
According to Vettel, it was already clear at the last Grand Prix that it is not useful to have a standing start after several laps of racing on the track. "We also saw it in Monza. Halfway through the race there is a lot of marbles off the line and I don't think that's fair," concluded the driver.