FIA: “Closing VSC was obligatory with marshals on monitor and a smoking automobile, the race ended below inexperienced flag situations”
The FIA has supplied its rationalization concerning the choice to deploy a Digital Security Automotive within the closing phases of the Mexican Grand Prix, clarifying why the neutralization was important and confirming that the race in the end completed below inexperienced flag situations.
The Mexican Grand Prix appeared set for a dramatic remaining lap, with Max Verstappen chasing Charles Leclerc for second place and Oscar Piastri placing stress on Oliver Bearman within the combat for fourth — a battle that was additionally essential for the Australian’s lead within the Drivers’ Championship. Nonetheless, these tense moments by no means got here as Race Management imposed a Digital Security Automotive to make sure the security of the marshals coping with Carlos Sainz’s stranded Williams within the third sector, simply after the stadium part exit.
The FIA defined that the choice was made in full accordance with security protocols, emphasizing the necessity for fast intervention because of the smoking situation of Sainz’s automobile. The assertion additionally touched on an earlier, unrelated incident involving marshals coming into the monitor throughout lap three, an incidence nonetheless below investigation.
“Following an incident at Flip 1, Race Management was knowledgeable of particles on the racing line. On lap three, marshals had been positioned on standby to enter the monitor and take away the particles as soon as all automobiles had handed Flip 1. As soon as it turned clear that Liam Lawson had entered the pit lane, the instruction to deploy the marshals was withdrawn, and double yellow flags had been proven in that sector. We’re nonetheless investigating what occurred afterward,” the FIA clarified in its official be aware.
The Federation then detailed what occurred later within the race: “On lap 70, Sainz spun and got here to a cease within the run-off space on the surface of Flip 14. His automobile stopped in a harmful place and was uncovered. The car then started to smoke, and Race Management acquired reviews of fireside, making it clear that marshal intervention can be obligatory. As per normal process, every time marshals are deployed to get well a automobile, the race is neutralized. On this case, a Digital Security Automotive (VSC) was activated till the automobile was moved to a secure place behind the boundaries. The VSC ended as soon as the automobile was in a protected space, and the race concluded below inexperienced flag situations.”
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