To add to the controversy, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was given a five-second penalty for causing the decisive crash at the first corner by tagging Alonso’s car, dropping him from fourth to 12th and out of the points.Īn emotional Sainz described that decision as “unacceptable”, adding: “They need to wait until after the race and discuss with me. Governing body the FIA said the order had to be declared as at the restart for one final lap behind a safety car. That was despite Alonso being tagged into a spin at a restart with two laps to go and dropped to the back. We are open to other things as well, but this was the easiest one'.The Red Bull driver led Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso home to set the podium. It's too difficult to speak, but push a button, we can do easily because we are all around all the lap pushing something. This would make the decisions to be taking a lot easier he believes: 'I think it will be easier for them if we can send them information. But when 80% of the riders, even the last one, even the 16th place pushes a button, and sends a signal that it is a dangerous situation, it's OK, it's like a vote, it's like a political situation'. They can have something in their mind to have an advantage for lifting their hand in that moment. Because if you look at the race from the TV, you don't see anything'.Īt a certain time during the Moto2 in Thailand there were some riders raising their hand to signal a potentially dangerous situation, but instead, the Moovey VR46 rider says that having the 'red button' would be much better: 'I think it's now the technology is much better, and when you lift your hand, you just see the three or four guys in the front. The idea was to have a 'red flag button' on their bikes, which would allow a the Race Direction to be informed during the races or sessions of potential serious issues that could put the riders safety at risk.Īsked to comment on the strong winds felt in Phillip Island that could led to potential crashes, the rider told: 'So we are asking to them, also in the Safety Commission, to have like a button to push and maybe if 80% of the grid pushes this button, also in a race for example, they can have a red flag. In the last Australian GP there were some very complicated moments and Luca Marini spoke about the possibility of the riders having a 'red flag button' on their bikes to alert the Safety Commission when they feel their ability to ride in the safest conditions are at risk.
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