Günther Steiner says he would rather find another way to end qualifying after a car accident than the IndyCar rule that is to be introduced into Formula 1.
After Charles Leclerc had shown the red flag in Q3 in Monaco, he also kept the pole position to himself, as the drivers behind him could not complete their last flying laps.
Leclerc was not accused of any foul play in connection with his fall, especially not like Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg when they took pole in 2006 and 2014, respectively, so the Monegasque could not start the race at all.
As the starting grid was neutralized after the red flag, FIA Race Director Michael Masi has confirmed that they will check whether a rule used in IndyCar will be carried over to F1 or not.
If a session is canceled with a red flag in IndyCar qualifying and the drivers do not have enough time to set new lap times, the fastest time of the driver responsible for the red flag will be deleted.
However, Haas team boss Steiner believes teams and drivers are taking a risk if they get out late in qualifying, and the incident is only part of what happens in qualifying.
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“I wouldn’t be a big fan of it if it were implemented,” Steiner said in the preview of Haas’ Grand Prix of Azerbaijan.
“Of course, Charles Leclerc hit the wall pretty hard on his last run in qualifying, but that was obviously not intended.
“If it had been that way, the FIA would have seen it. It’s very easy to see this in the data when someone did something on purpose. I do not think there is a need to start this discussion.
“What if instead of a red flag there was just a yellow flag and some people slowed down and others didn’t – do we still cancel the round of the guy who pulled out the yellow?”
“It worked for so long, and it happened once, especially in Monaco, where it’s very easy to fall, by the way. I don’t think we need to fix it right now. However, it’s part of the risk you take if you’re late in qualifying.
“If people had gone out earlier, it might not have happened. I think if someone does something on purpose it should have consequences, but that was not the case in Monaco. “
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