The race was red-flagged after 30 laps though, following Mick Schumacher’s crash at the Swimming Pool Chicane which left his Haas car split in two. There following another rolling start, and although it was Red Bull’s Sergio Perez who took the win, the three-hour time limit expired before he could complete the allocated 77 laps.
And the narrow make-up of the street circuit has again come under question, with the lack of overtaking seemingly denying fans a thrilling finale. Perez, Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were all bunched up late on, but none were able to seriously challenge the car ahead.
And now Verstappen senior, who himself started 106 F1 Grand Prix’s, has taken aim at the FIA. Via his son’s official website, he blasted the initial decision to delay proceedings because of rainfall.
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