Bortoleto on avoiding red flags for late-race restarts
Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto said the FIA should avoid knee-jerk changes after the British Grand Prix finished behind the safety car, arguing red flags should be reserved for serious incidents rather than used to manufacture late-race restarts. Bortoleto said: "No, I think it's important that a red flag is when a big accident happens. We don't need to focus only on the entertainment to finish the race. But if it's a small accident like what happened to Max, where he didn't even crash, he just went to the gravel, I don't see a reason why we need a red flag there, just to try to make three more laps in the race... Because as soon as we start to do this type of thing, things get mixed up, and then other problems are created."
Gabriel Bortoleto urges FIA to avoid 'creating another 10 problems' with solution to recent F1 issue
Open original
🗞️ Latest Stories
What happened in final F1 practice at Belgian GP
Kimi Antonelli laid down a huge marker in final practice ahead of qualifying at F1's Belgian Grand Prix while Lewis Hamilton crashed at the end of the session
Related stories (6)
Antonelli quickest in final practice, Hamilton's qualifying in question after late crash
Antonelli fastest in Belgium FP3 as Hamilton crashes
Hamilton crashes out as Antonelli sets pace in final Belgium practice
F1 Belgian GP: Kimi Antonelli fastest as Lewis Hamilton crashes at session's end
Lewis Hamilton suffers late disaster as Kimi Antonelli clear Belgian GP pole favourite
Antonelli fastest in final Spa practice as Hamilton ‘destroys' Ferrari
Formula 1
@F1
Hamilton finds the barriers 💥 Here's what happened 👇
#F1 #BelgianGP
1h ago
⏱️ FP3 Results
P1) Kimi Antonelli - 1:45.990 P2) Lando Norris: +0.139 P3) Max Verstappen: +0.148 P4) George Russell: +0.367 P5) Lewis Hamilton: +0.392 P6) Charles Leclerc: +0.760 P7) Oscar Piastri: +0.795 P8) Nico Hulkenberg: +0.934 P9) Gabriel Bortoleto: +1.059 P10) Isack Hadjar: +1.106 P11) Arvid Lindblad: +1.186 P12) Liam Lawson: +1.700 P13) Franco Colapinto: +1.924 P14) Oliver Bearman: +1.930 P15) Pierre Gasly: +1.959 P16) Alexander Albon: +2.000 P17) Valtteri Bottas: +2.654 P18) Carlos Sainz Jnr: +2.702 P19) Esteban Ocon: +2.740 P20) Sergio Perez: +3.000 P21) Fernando Alonso: +4.165 P22) Lance Stroll: +4.641
Related stories (1)
2026 F1 Belgian Grand Prix - Spa Free Practice 3 results
Alonso given Belgian GP grid penalty
Fernando Alonso has been given a grid penalty for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after Aston Martin fitted a new energy store and control electronics to his car at Spa-Francorchamps. Both are Alonso’s fourth units of the season, exceeding the three-per-component limit. Alonso is the fourth driver to be penalised for using extra power unit elements, with Lando Norris set for a 10-place drop and Isack Hadjar due to start at the back of the grid alongside Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll.
Fernando Alonso latest F1 driver to be hit with Belgian GP grid penalty
Open original
Related stories (1)
Alonso to join Norris, Hadjar and Stroll with grid penalty
Norris on overtaking concerns after Belgian GP grid penalty
Lando Norris says McLaren will have to “wait and see” how overtaking plays out at the Belgian Grand Prix as he looks to limit the damage from a 10-place grid penalty after the team changed the power electronic unit. Norris said: "We will have to wait and see how the overtaking is. Most people would deploy basically the whole battery to Turn 5, and you would go from pretty much 100 percent battery to zero, so there is not much use for the battery, so we have to wait and see. We probably have a small straight-line speed advantage compared to the people a little further back, so we should have a good chance. But just to overtake in general, I think it could be pretty difficult here."
Lando Norris issues ‘wait and see' perspective on Spa grid penalty recovery
Open original
More in the app
Download AppDownload SeedStream for more F1 stories
Get the full feed, faster alerts, and the stories worth following on your phone.