Russell case: What happened yesterday in the last part of the Austrian Grand Prix qualifying rounds caused a lot of controversy. George Russell was surgically perfect to take home pole while slowing down to the minimum speed required to respect the yellow flag for Max Verstappen’s crash. The British pilot followed the rules to the letter and therefore the responsibility for what happened lies more with the race director, who did not raise a red flag and turned the yellow flag into a double yellow flag with a slight delay. Vasseur: “This sets a precedent” At the end of qualifying, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur commented on what happened to the French Canal+ team: “If we want to talk about the Russell incident, there are two things we have to take into account. There is the principle that when the Medical Car comes out we should slow down, but in case of a yellow flag we should not slow down. And this is questionable, in fact it is more than questionable. It sets a precedent and I think we will not have to complain.” There is a 5% rule in the mini sector if drivers do not reduce their speed next time. “We don’t have access to the data, but they do, and I hope they’ve checked it.”
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