Formula 1 must accept the possibility mistakes can happen in the running of races and be prepared to correct them, McLaren’s team’s principal Andreas Seidl has said.
Speaking at the launch of the team’s new car for the 2022 F1 season, Seidl addressed the long-running row over the conclusion of last year’s championship in Abu Dhabi two months ago. The F1 Commission will be briefed next week on the outcome of the FIA’s inquiry over the handling of the race, and the disputed last-lap restart following which Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton to win the race and the world championship.
“It’s clear that what happened in Abu Dhabi was very controversial and was not good for the sport,” Seidl acknowledged. “And because of the analysis that are ongoing I don’t want to go too much into the detail of judging what happened there exactly.
“It’s important now to wait for Monday and then hopefully we can close this topic with a good analysis from the FIA’s side and…