Verstappen hits out at F1’s ‘extremely dangerous’ new rule

Verstappen hits out at F1’s ‘extremely dangerous’ new rule Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has voiced strong concerns over Formula 1’s recent pit lane regulations during qualifying, insisting the changes are making sessions “extremely dangerous”.
The new pit lane rules, introduced for the start of the current season, dictate that drivers are not allowed to stop unnecessarily in the fast lane of the pit lane.
During the Sprint Shootout and qualifying, drivers have the option to create a gap between the pit exit lights and the SC2 line.
However, this must be done while driving as far to the left as possible to allow other drivers to pass them on the right side of the pit exit road, as outlined by the FIA in Article 33.
4 of the F1 Sporting Regulations.
Verstappen’s concerns primarily revolve around the safety implications of these new regulations.
“It was absolutely terrible,” said the Dutchman.
“On this track you have a fairly long pit exit and some walls.
“But on other tracks, if we apply this, you will drive very slowly on a straight line Someone passes at a speed of 300 + [km/h].
And you can drive at 15, 20 to create space, which is extremely dangerous.
significantly reduced, endangering both drivers on the track and individuals participating in the sport.
“For me it doesn’t work at all,” Verstappen added.
“That creates even more problems.
I mean, look at what’s happening [in qualifying] – everyone is walking on the grass, including me, trying to overtake over the cars.
“It was just chaos in every qualifying, you There were about six to eight cars that were noticed for going too slow with the minimum time.
I don’t know what we are trying to achieve.
” Mad Max Verstappen concluded with disappointment.
“It was chaos every time we qualified,” he said.
“You’ve got about six to eight cars going too slow for the minimum amount of time.
I don’t know what we’re trying to achieve.
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