Formula 1 | Russell invokes the gravel: “So we don't take the piss anymore!”

In recent weeks the trouble has returned track limits. When you go to circuits like those of Zetlweg e silverstone, unfortunately it is easy to be penalized even for a millimeter beyond the white line, it happened in turns 9 and 10 in Austria and in the legendary Stowe in the UK. Obviously a solution must also be found so as not to confuse the public and in fact not make fun of the drivers themselves, who sometimes also struggle to understand when they have or have not gone beyond the limit. George Russell he acts as spokesperson and calls for the gravel, which everyone has been looking for in recent weeks, so that we can go back to talking only about racing and not about embarrassing and cloying penalties.

“If there's a rule that applies one weekend and then it's different the next, I understand that fans struggle to follow – Russell told the English media. There is a need for flexibility, for example I don't think that going beyond the white line in Austria there is an advantage compared to those who stay further inside. But what stops you from being taken for a ride? There has to be a limit: the circuits have to do a better job so that we don't find ourselves in that situation. In Barcelona, ​​gravel was placed in turn 12, just like in Austria, in turn 4. we have to find a solution that works both for the bikes and for us, but if we are talking exclusively about Formula 1, gravel is the best solution it's easier".