In the round-up: McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says F1 teams share responsibility for some of the sport’s confusing and unclear rules.
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Teams share responsibility for confusing rules – Seidl
Last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix saw confusion at the finish when the race appeared to end one lap too early, then full championship points being awarded despite the race only just covering half of its original scheduled distance. Seidl says teams take some responsibility over the confusing rules due to failing to foresee problems arising during discussions with the FIA.
“I feel responsible for this as well, because in the end, we do this review each winter and each team has the opportunity to bring up points that are not clear, for example,” Seidl said.
“And I didn’t go into the full details yet with the team, what exactly the loophole was. We understood everything we have defined together with the FIA in Formula 1 – after Spa, it’s only valid if the race doesn’t finish normally and that’s clearly something we have all overlooked is that’s the case. Therefore, we are responsible for trying to do a better job over the winter and to close the loopholes if there are any left.”
McLaren Shadow’s Boroumand claims first F1 Esports race win
McLaren Shadow driver Bari Boroumand took his maiden victory in the F1 Esports Pro Championship fifth round at Spa-Francorchamps.
Boroumand held off pole-winner Frederik Rasmussen on the final lap, eventually crossing the line just over a tenth of a second ahead of the Red Bull driver to secure his first ever victory in the F1 Esports professional series. AlphaTauri’s Josh Idowu claimed the final podium place in third.
With his win, Boroumand moves up to fourth in the drivers’ championship ahead of double world champion Jarno Opmeer. Rasmussen’s second place helped him to cut McLaren Shadow driver Lucas Blakeley’s championship lead to just five points. Round six, around Zandvoort, will take place this evening.
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