Lance Stroll made clear his unhappiness with the controversial end to the final race of the 2021 Formula 1 season, saying the series put the show before the sport.
The FIA is reviewing race director Michael Masi’s decision to restart the race with one lap remaining, in a manner which appeared to contradict the rules and past practice.
A key focus of the controversy was Masi’s decision to only allow a portion of drivers who were a lap down to rejoin the lead lap. Stroll was not allowed to do so, but his team mate Sebastian Vettel ahead of him was.
“I think that consistency in our sport is not our strongest point,” said Stroll when asked about the controversial end to last season at the launch of Aston Martin’s new AMR22 chassis.
“I think Abu Dhabi was just not right. The rules are the rules. When there’s a Safety Car, lapped cars get to overtake the Safety Car and then we go racing.
“There’s nothing that says half the cars can overtake and half the cars have to stay…