Mick Schumacher is worried that circuit limitations, which were already a hot topic in Austria, will only get worse for the French Grand Prix.
In advance of the French Grand Prix, Mick Schumacher has called for ongoing discussions track limits.
As a result of many racers receiving penalties for the offence over the course of the weekend, the topic became a hot topic during F1’s visit to Austria.
At the Red Bull Ring, stewards found 43 different instances of circuit restrictions infractions, and during the Grand Prix, Lando Norris, Zhou Guanyu, Pierre Gasly, and Sebastian Vettel were all given five-second time penalties.
The track limits infringement that earned in Sergio Perez’s delayed penalty in qualifying also caused his fastest time from Q2 and all of his Q3 laps to be eliminated. On the starting grid for the Sprint on Saturday, this moved him up from fourth to thirteenth.
Following the race, a number of racers have voiced their displeasure with how Austrian circuit limits were handled, with some, like Lando Norris, saying that the FIA’s decisions were “a bit foolish.”
Schumacher asks for negotiations about track limitations
In his contribution to the discussion, Schumacher confesses that racetrack limitations had already been “a very serious challenge” for him during his time in Formula 2.
The Haas racer feels that the issue should be addressed before F1 visits the Circuit Paul Ricard, though.
“It does look a bit silly if, for going a centimetre of track, you get a penalty of five seconds, and most of the time when you go off you don’t gain any lap time, which is worse,” Schumacher told media, including RacingNews365.com.
“It’s something to be discussed, something to see if we can improve it for the next event because I think in Paul Ricard especially it will be a big concern.”
French Grand Prix track limitations raise concerns
Schumacher is not the only one who has expressed concern about the possible enforcement of track regulations at the French Grand Prix.
Christian Horner, the head of Red Bull, has added that it can escalate to a “larger issue” at the Circuit Paul Ricard.
“There is a genuine time gain to be had [there],” Horner explained.
“Obviously, you’ve got acres of tarmac there, so it’s just inviting you to run offline.”
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