McLaren would have been fifth and sixth without Safety Cars – Seidl | 2019 Russian Grand Prix
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the caution periods during the Russian Grand Prix cost the team the chance to beat one of the Red Bulls.
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the caution periods during the Russian Grand Prix cost the team the chance to beat one of the Red Bulls.
Sebastian Vettel's repeated refusal to follow orders wrecked Ferrari's attempt to stage-manage the Russian Grand Prix - then a power unit failure handed victory to Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari repeatedly told Sebastian Vettel to let his team mate overtake him in the Russian Grand Prix until he stopped replying to their radio messages.
Charles Leclerc defended the decision to make an extra pit stop during the Russian Grand Prix, even though it cost him second place.
Lewis Hamilton's 82nd win means Mercedes remain unbeaten in Russia, while he broke another record previously held by Michael Schumacher.
How has Ferrari achieved its astonishing power unit performance? And has Red Bull scrapped its plans to rebrand Toro Rosso as AlphaTauri? Rumours abound in the Sochi F1 paddock.
Charles Leclerc says he had complete faith that Ferrari would swap him and his team mate's positions after he let Sebastian Vettel by at the start.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff doubts his team's strategy would have allowed them to beat Ferrari if it hadn't been for the Virtual Safety Car.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said the Virtual Safety Car period which cost them victory in Russia could have been avoided if Sebastian Vettel's car had failed a hundred metres later.
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