In the round-up: Fernando Alonso questioned why brake marker boards were not replaced in time for the start of Formula 1 qualifying after a crash at the start of the Formula 2 race.
In brief
Alonso puzzled by missing brake markers
After Alonso was eliminated from Q1 in yesterday’s qualifying session, the Aston Martin driver questioned why brake marker boards on the approach to Tamburello were not replaced after they were damaged in the crash at the start of the F2 sprint race.
“I think in qualifying, after the F2 incident, there are no boards of braking for turn one on the outside, which is a little bit strange why we are allowed to do qualifying with a different track at the moment than the free practice,” Alonso said. “But [it was] the same for everybody.
“Obviously I was lacking laps today. We put the fuel in the car for qualifying and just to be able to do some pit stops. Eventually I did my best lap on the very first lap with a lot of fuel in the car. So I think there is more pace. But one of those days.”
Verstappen ‘gave fan the finger’
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix pole winner Max Verstappen described how he made a rude gesture to a fan after the end of qualifying.
“A lot of people were clapping, then one guy, he was doing some different things to me,” Verstappen explained. “So I gave him the finger.
“Then the next time I came around, he was clapping. So, they learn. It’s easy to be not nice to drivers, but I can also be not nice to you, you know! After that, I guess he appreciated it. But the fans in general here are very passionate. They love motorsport. Of course, naturally, there’s more support for Ferrari here, but that’s absolutely fine.”
Antonelli escapes Safety Car penalty
Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli avoided a penalty in the F2 sprint race for driving too fast under Safety Car after the stewards determined he had maintained safe driving throughout.
The Prema driver was summoned to the stewards after yesterday’s race after he was shown to have been under the minimum delta time for 25 consecutive sectors under the long Safety Car period. However, F2’s technical delegate confirmed that sensors on Antonelli’s car had failed, leaving the driver with a faulty and unreliable delta which left him unable to accurately gauge his speed relative to the delta. The stewards decided that given then, he had fulfilled he requirement of driving safely and reasonably at all times and took no further action.
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