IT was a weekend of controversy for Components One amid the fallout from the Qatar Grand Prix.
An alarming variety of security considerations have been raised following final weekend’s race after drivers visibly struggled to deal with the 44-degree warmth of the Center East.
Sergio Perez was not a fan of an abrupt rule change by the FIA on the Qatar GPCredit score: Getty
However Lewis Hamilton insisted the change needs to be carried out at different tracksCredit score: Rex
Runner-up Oscar Piastri was seen laying on the ground after the race, Lance Stroll took himself to the medical centre fearing dehydration, Esteban Ocon threw up in his helmet mid-race whereas Logan Sargeant was pressured to retire his automotive citing sickness.
Whereas the FIA mentioned they might be opening an investigation into the protection considerations, there was one other matter which had some drivers fuming BEFORE the Grand Prix had even begun.
F1 was pressured to implement a compulsory 18-lap stint restrict owing to blowout considerations from Pirelli – who have been at this time introduced as the game’s tyre provider till 2027.
However the FIA took extra tangible precautions earlier than Saturday’s dash race by bringing the kerbs across the observe additional in to attempt to keep away from tyre failure.
The introduction of the boundaries resulted in a number of laps being deleted, notably for McLaren duo Piastri and Lando Norris which elevated Lewis Hamilton as much as P3 for the race.
Crimson Bull star Sergio Perez was not a fan of the brand new observe limits, telling Sky Sports activities Italia: “These guidelines are absurd. I do know the principles have been the identical for everybody, and it’s my fault if I received a penalty.
“I nonetheless suppose the FIA ought to have a look at the circuit earlier than they allow us to race right here. Altering the principles on the final minute received’t make it any higher.”
Yuki Tsunoda shared this notion on the brand new kerbs, claiming the circuit was now a “flooring destroyer observe” because of the brand new kerbs, which switched to a pyramid form.
Nonetheless, Hamilton – who crashed out of Sunday’s race after a collision with Mercedes team-mate George Russell – didn’t share his rivals perspective.
He declared: “I believe these new kerbs are nice.
“Once I went around the observe yesterday on the scooter, I believed the kerbs seemed fairly large.
“However I believe they’re really actually good. While you transcend the best level of the kerb you lose time, so I don’t really feel like at this observe we have to have observe limits.”
He defined Norris’ qualifying penalty for exceeding observe limits was harsh due to the brand new kerbs.
Hamilton added: “I believe we are able to take these kerbs as studying. We are able to take these kerbs to a bunch of different tracks.”
After crashing out of the race, Hamilton was additionally slapped with a £43,000 (€50,000) advantageous for breaking F1 guidelines by strolling throughout observe to get again to the paddock.
