F1 News: McLaren boss Andrea Stella is confused because the FIA allowed Esteban Ocon to drive on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to the finish line with the car’s fenders wobbling.
Lando Norris is known to have had a close duel with Esteban Ocon during the Canadian GP last weekend. At this time, it looked like the rear wing of Ocon’s Alpine A523 car was almost detached.
Seeing something was wrong with his rival’s ground throw, Norris spoke on the team radio out of concern for his safety.
“The rear wing is loose on Alpine. It’s going to crash at some point, that stuff is pretty dangerous. It’s very loose,” complained Norris.
“If it falls, it could hit someone. It’s gonna be really bad.
However, the fact is that the FIA did not issue a black-orange flag as a warning to Ocon. The man from France was able to complete the race to the finish.
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the FIA has given Alpine the responsibility of determining whether or not their racing cars are safe to drive.
“The race management now entrusts the maintenance tasks to the team. It’s a team call to say ‘we have to ditch the car’ or ‘we have to leave the car’,” he explained, as quoted by Crash.
“It’s tricky because teams, when they’re competing, you have a conflict of interest in terms of the safety of everyone involved and maximizing your results.”
“I think it’s a debate that deserves more time and I’m sure the next Sports Advisory Board will bring it up again. Because Lando has said many times that it’s not right to follow a car with a wobbly rear wing and it can hit you, and nothing happens,” added the Italian.
“We will definitely be asking questions about how they feel about the security of the situation today,” Stella said.
Tags: McLaren, F1 2023, Canadian GP, Alpine, Esteban Ocon, lando norris
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