Nov.24 (GMM) Formulation 1 drivers are joyful thus far with the game’s new race director.
George Russell, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Affiliation, declared on Wednesday that he was upset the FIA had all of a sudden sacked Niels Wittich and changed him with F2 and F3 race director Rui Marquez with instant impact.
“And, you already know, it’s a hell of a variety of strain onto the brand new race director now with three races to go.”
Former F1 driver Timo Glock, in the meantime, instructed Sky Deutschland: “The best way this happened – and I heard this from the drivers – was unusual. And the very fact the groups weren’t knowledgeable beforehand.
“It looks as if there’s truly no clear cause for it. I feel we’d all similar to to know why.”
One other former grand prix star, Ralf Schumacher, thinks the transfer is “one other signal of the FIA’s lack of management or thoughtlessness”.
“There’s some huge cash and a variety of duty at stake right here and from that perspective it’s an absolute misjudgement by (Mohammed) Ben Sulayem, who apparently made this determination personally.
“That’s after all an absolute no-go,” Schumacher declared.
Even a few of the groups expressed their issues.
“For positive the momentum of this determination is a little bit of an odd matter for me as a result of we’re on the finish of the championship, it’s most likely the three most troublesome races to handle,” stated Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur.
Nonetheless, after new race director Marquez led the drivers’ briefing on Thursday, and with qualifying accomplished and dusted 24 hours later, Mercedes driver Russell had modified his thoughts considerably.
“I’d say constructive, to be trustworthy,” he stated when requested what his first impressions of Marquez are.
“I feel we’ve been via a little bit little bit of an period the place our feedback are taken on board, however little or no change occurs. However when quite a lot of drivers spoke in regards to the monitor limits on the exit of flip 4, he made a change to it within the second, and I feel that’s what we wish to see as drivers.
“We wish to be heard and we wish to see motion taken right away. So I imply, thus far it’s been constructive,” Russell added.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz agreed.
“I feel he’s been given a really troublesome process, however truthfully, the primary weekend straight from the go, I feel he’s been actually good,” stated the Spaniard.
“I feel the driving force’s briefing was among the finest we’ve had in a very long time. We additionally requested for some adjustments on the pit entry to make the road extra seen, and as we speak we flip up and the road was widened with a blue line. We have been all saying this was a really good change and with an excellent strategy.
“The best way we have been listened to was truthfully very constructive and I’m inspired by that.”
As for Alpine driver Pierre Gasly, he commented: “It’s been an awesome begin, and nice to see good communication. Up to now, very constructive.”
