Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen dominated the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix from start to finish as he beat Mercedes F1’s Lewis Hamilton by an incredible 35.743 seconds. Verstappen celebrated Red Bull’s fourth win in a row with a tire burnout to the finish. However, the FIA was quick to point this out and warned Red Bull that such a celebration “will not be tolerated again” for safety reasons.
FIA warns Red Bull Racing of Max Verstappen Styrian GP celebration
Formula 1 racing director Michael Masi warned the championship leader of the constructors’ championship Red Bull Racing on Sunday not to tolerate a repetition of the Max Verstappen GP celebration in Styria. The Dutchman slowed down through his team’s pit wall when he saw the checkered flag and set a marker for his title rivals. The location of such an action did not impress Masi, however, considering that the rest of the field were still racing at full speed to the finish, which Red Bull immediately warned.
Masi said: “It wasn’t an ideal situation, so I spoke to the team immediately and told them accordingly that this would not be tolerated in the future.” According to the FIA regulations, a victorious driver may only hold a ceremony if this is done without endangering the safety of officials or other drivers. Article 43.3 of Formula 1 states: “The winning driver who is allowed to hold a celebration before reaching the Parc Fermé, provided that such an act: a) is carried out safely and other drivers or officials do not endanger the legality of his car. c) Do not delay the award ceremony. “
Max Verstappen says the Styrian GP victory is by far his most dominant win in Formula 1
When asked whether the Styrian GP victory was the most dominant of his 14 career victories, Max Verstappen replied: “Of course, [given] the gap, yes, but also the car’s balance was the best this season. It was of course important to have a good start, then the first stint was about managing the tires and I could see that the pace was pretty good when it came to tire maintenance. In previous races it was a little different sometimes, so I think we worked hard to do better and that was very good today. “
Driver ranking based on the results of the Styrian Grand Prix 2021
Constructors’ ranking based on the results of the Styrian Grand Prix 2021
F1 2021 calendar: date of the Austrian Grand Prix 2021
Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen will now try to extend their lead in the F1 2021 table this week at the Austrian Grand Prix 2021. The date of the Austrian Grand Prix 2021 is from Friday July 2nd to Sunday July 4th. The latest updates on the F1 2021 calendar can be followed on the F1 official website.
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