Paul Ricard, France
In an interview with L'Equipe, DS Automobiles Team Principal Arthur Lapierre suggested that the decisions made by the FVA stewards in the wake of a chaotic Malaysian V-Prix need to set a precedent by which other decisions must be made. "After the race, Formula Virtual as a collective had to make various decisions - Felix [Beyer] getting a race ban is something we agreed with, but other decisions have left us disappointed. Enrique Ruiz ended Allar Kangur's race right at the beginning, and it's far from the first time his actions have ended races of others and ruined what could be a successful weekend." "When we see drivers being penalised in early races for contact, in China for instance with Will Hoskins receiving a penalty for taking out Giodano, then seeing Ruiz getting away with blatantly removing Kangur from the race, it leaves us baffled. If the precedent has now been set that there is to be no penalties for taking other drivers out, then that is another issue, but first and foremost consistency needs to be applied. Additionally, the fact the "atrocious conditions" were cited as a mitigating factor is confusing, because the weather was dry when the incident occurred." "We are of course going to accept the final decision of the stewards and move forward from there, but all we as a team want to see is consistency in the penalties. Ultimately, whether or not taking the opposition out should be acceptable or not is a separate discussion (and one where I feel everyone would be on the same page) but at the least, apply the same rules to everybody - perhaps being a championship contender gives greater leeway in the penalty system, but this needs to be made clear." While the dissatisfaction from the DS factory team has been clear from the start, this is the first time Arthur Lapierre has spoken out publicly about this. Comments are closed.
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