Vasseur: “We won’t have to complain if the drivers no longer slow down under the yellow flag”

The Russell case What happened yesterday in the final part of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix caused a lot of discussion. George Russell was surgically perfect in slowing down the minimum necessary to respect the yellow flag, displayed due to Max Verstappen’s accident, while still taking home pole position. The Englishman followed the regulations to the letter and therefore the responsibility for what happened lies more with the race director, who did not give a red flag and who transformed the yellow flag into a double yellow flag with a slight delay. Vasseur: “This creates a precedent” At the end of qualifying, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur went to comment on what happened to the French team of Canal+: “If we want to talk about the Russell case there are two aspects to consider. There is the principle according to which one must slow down when the Medical Car comes out, but not in the event of a yellow flag. And this is questionable, indeed, more than questionable. It creates a precedent and I think we won’t have to complain if the drivers don’t reduce speed the next time. Then there is the 5% rule in the mini sector. We don’t have access to the data, but they do and I hope they checked.”

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2026-06-28 16:00:00