Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz confirmed that the discussions about racing guidelines in Formula 1 will continue at the end of the current season, explaining the rules on what is allowed are still “not very clear”.
Drivers met with FIA officials including race director Michael Masi ahead of the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix to talk about the racing rules after Max Verstappen’s controversial defence against Lewis Hamilton at the Interlagos circuit.
Max Verstappen went off track while trying to defend against Lewis Hamilton at Turn 4 in Brazil, an incident for which Mercedes requested the right to review after it wasn’t investigated by the stewards during the Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver admitted after the meeting with Micahel Masi that the racing rules remained unclear and that “every driver, I think, expect for Max, was asking about just for clarity”.
Masi said in Qatar that the rules had been “made clear” to the drivers, although he admitted some disagreed with them.
Scuderia Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz joined the group of drivers who feel the regulations are still rather confusing, but is confident there will be further discussions after the championship is over in order to make things better.
“In terms of racing approach it’s not very clear still. I think you’ve heard us already talk about this because we don’t know exactly what is going to happen race by race. But as I said to the media after yesterday, it looks like in the winter there’s going to be a deeper conversation about the way that we go racing that hopefully should clarify things a bit more.” – The Ferrari driver explained.
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