George Russell Sends a Stern 9-Word Message to the Confused FIA After Australian GP Mess

From the first lap where Charles Leclerc crashed out, to the final lap, seeing the race finish with a rolling restart, the Australian GP was the most entertaining race of the season until now. The three red flags and the feisty battles in between certainly made it a thrilling affair. However, it left a foul taste in the mouth of some drivers who expected a better handling of the situation at hand. George Russell is one of them and has come out with a scathing attack on the FIA.

The first of the three red flags came out in Lap 8 after Alex Albon crashed during Lap 7. Before the flags could come out, Russell, in the lead, came in for a cheap pit stop and dropped down the grid. However, the red flags waving in the next lap made the stop a costly one. The Briton later suffered a power unit failure that saw his car catch flames and resultantly DNF’d.

He recently lashed out at the FIA for delaying its decision. Motorsport-Total quoted him as saying, “It took too long to show the red flag after the safety car.” [Translated using Google]

Russell suggested that they could have closed the pit lane until they were undecided. “And if it just stays with a safety car, then they can open it again,” he added. “But there must be no reckless decisions affecting the race.”

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FIA’s poor decision-making did not irk just George Russell. Towards the ultimate moments of the race, Carlos Sainz picked up a penalty. One that he did not take too well.

FIA’s poor management invites Carlos Sainz’s wrath

When the race restarted after the 2nd red flag caused by Kevin Magnussen’s crash into the wall, carnage ensued right on the starting line. In an attempt to surpass his fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso to take 3rd, Sainz ended up running into him, causing Alonso to spin and end up on the back of the grid. To avoid becoming a part of the pile-up, Pierre Gasly turned sharply to his right, ending up crashing into his teammate Esteban Ocon, finishing the race for both Frenchmen. That caused another red flag, but pre-restart positions were reinstated. However, the stewards handed him a time penalty that saw him drop to the back of the grid in P12.

Speaking angrily after the with Viaplay, he said, “I prefer not to talk right now. Honestly, I am too disappointed and I am going to say bad things. It is the most unfair penalty I have seen in my life. I prefer to have a conversation with them and then come talk to you guys because right now I cannot do it.”

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Do you agree with Russell and Sainz’s scathing criticism of the ruling body? Could they have been more prompt and fair in the two rulings?