F1| Red Bull wants clarity on the position of the drivers on the grid

The team manager of the Austrian team asked for clarification FIA regarding the episode that happened yesterday at the departure with Sebastian Vettel which placed the car outside the grid box.The Ferrari driver moved slightly to the left of his front row spot, to avoid the slippery white lines. Although the episode was observed for a long time by Race Direction, in the end it was decided not to give the German the penalty.

In fact there is no rule that obliges a pilot to strictly respect the lines but the doubt arises from the fact that if last year it was granted to Daniel Ricciardo to move as the area was wet, a Lewis Hamilton, permission was not given.

The FIA ​​has invited common sense to be observed but according to Horner, clarification must still be made:

“It's clear what he was trying to do – commented Horner a Motorsport - he wanted the dry part of the track, and that's understandable. However, it would be appropriate to clarify: can a driver not start from the box? He didn't have an advantage but it's just to understand".

Jessica Cortellazzi