Max Verstappen has joked that he want to change Stefano Domenicali as the pinnacle of F1 after he was requested whether or not he would really like extra of a say within the rule adjustments which might be affecting the game. The Dutchman was one in every of many annoyed with the brand new pit-lane exit guidelines launched forward of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The FIA have annoyed loads of people within the paddock this weekend with their new rule change. To fight drivers stopping on the finish of the pit lane to again up their rivals and create gaps to the vehicles forward throughout qualifying, drivers should now place themselves on the left-hand facet of the pit exit to create a ‘sluggish lane’.
Requested whether or not he’d like extra of a say within the guidelines, Verstappen replied: “I feel it typically additionally they’ve too many guidelines that they should bear in mind and too many politics as effectively to make a change or a call, I feel. I want to, as GPDA, to have a say. I want to be the proprietor of F1 if I may.
“However that is not the actual world. We preserve expressing our issues, but in addition what has been executed appropriately and we preserve that dialogue, I would say, open. We attempt to at all times make them hear and we hear as effectively. We attempt to talk and we’ll see what comes out of it within the coming years.”
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Verstappen had some shut shaves on a number of events utilizing the brand new fast-lane and slow-lane system in Brazil. The Dutchman raced across the exterior of Charles Leclerc throughout qualifying on Friday earlier than doing the identical to his team-mate Sergio Perez within the dash shootout.
The three-time world champion additionally defined his particular issues with the most recent rule change, stating: “It was completely horrible. On this observe, you have got fairly a protracted pit exit and there are some partitions. However on another tracks, if we implement this, you are driving very slowly onto a straight the place persons are passing with 300 plus [km/h].
“And also you’re possibly driving at 15, 20 to make a niche, which is extraordinarily harmful. For me, this does not work in any respect. It simply creates much more hassle. I imply, have a look at what was occurring [in qualifying] – folks occurring the grass, together with myself, to attempt to cross vehicles.
“It is only a mess each single qualifying, you have got like six to eight vehicles getting famous for driving too sluggish with the minimal time. I do not know what we’re making an attempt to attain.”
