FIA Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi says it is a fundamental principle that the Stewards do not consider the consequences of an incident when awarding penalties.
He also stressed that the team bosses were part of the discussion when this path was agreed.
The clash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on the first lap of the British GP resulted in the Dutchman’s immediate retirement and earned the Mercedes driver a 10-second penalty for a collision.
To the great frustration of Verstappen and his Red Bull Racing Team, Hamilton was able to overcome the penalty and still win the race.
Masi insisted that the commissioners failed to take into account the fact that Verstappen had resigned and Hamilton had moved on, and the possible impact on the title fight.
“I think one of the big parts that has been a mainstay for many, many years,” he said. “And this came from discussions before my time between all the teams, the FIA and the F1, and the team bosses were all pretty insistent that if you had an incident, you shouldn’t consider the consequences.
“So when you evaluate an incident, you are evaluating the incident itself and the merits of the incident, not what happens as a consequence. And that’s something the stewards have been doing for many years.
“And it was recommended to act top-down. And I’m talking about team involvement and so on. So that’s the stewards’ judgment because you start to consider the consequences, there are so many variables, rather than the incident.” to judge.” himself in his merits. “
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Red Bull’s management has made it clear that Hamilton got off easily and Helmut Marko called for Hamilton to be banned from a race.
When asked about the team’s complaints that the punishment wasn’t severe enough, Masi said:
“I think if you look at it on that basis, you will never find a penalty that removes such an imbalance.
“If you look at it in these particular circumstances, a few years ago the teams or team bosses made a clear distinction that they didn’t want to consider any consequences, they wanted to do so based on the incident itself.
“I fully understand this perspective and I think that this is a general view of all stewarding not to be mindful of consequences for this purpose.”
Masi says he sees no need for the stewards to explain their decisions to the public in detail.
When asked to compare the situation to football’s VAR – where fans can see replays highlighting what officials saw – he said the process was more complex.
“I think there are a lot of TV analysts out there with a lot of very experienced ex-drivers who will bring a perspective forward. And the stewards look at absolutely everything that is available to them.
“And unlike a VAR process that is done and dusted off in 30 seconds, sometimes maybe a minute or less, the stewards are told a great deal that they will take the time it takes to review every possible element of one analyze each incident.
“So I don’t see it from this point of view, I think the shop stewards have to remain as an independent judiciary. And I don’t think that they should be under pressure in their capacity and should take time for analysis.” everything according to his merits. “
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