Verstappen equals history after more Red Bull team orders controversy: Netherlands talking points
August 28th, 2023 6:00 am
Watch the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix 2023 live and ad-break free in racing on Kayo Sports on Sunday, 3 September, at 11:00pm AEST.The Dutch Grand Prix was a race won as much on speed as it was on instinct. Making the right decisions at exactly the right times was crucial to getting a good result. Alberto Ascari won nine in a row between 1952 and 1953, though the Italian didn’t enter the 1953 Indianapolis 500, which at that time counted towards the Formula 1 world championship, an inclusion that generated a great many statistical anomalies.
He’d aced his start from pole, but the rain that had been expected 30 minutes into the race turned up some 29 minutes early, forcing some crucial decision-making. The power of the undercut was huge, and when Pérez stopped just one lap later he was surprised to find himself in second place.Team boss Christian Horner denied that was the case, pointing to Fernando Alonso in third having stopped a lap earlier and being a potential undercut threat.
You could also argue that Verstappen had ended up second only because the team hadn’t been decisive enough about getting him into pit lane on the first lap. The farcical double-suspended and debris-strewn ending to Melbourne’s race forced the sport and in particular the drivers to do some deep thinking on what sort of racing is acceptable so close to the chequered flag.
Sure, it’s less spectacular than the standing restart that the regulations put forward as a first preference. But would you prefer seven laps of green-flag racing to see out the race or the potential of yet another suspension and the risk that the grand prix doesn’t reach its conclusion?
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