Verstappen Questions 15-20 Second Flag Delay After Turn 9 Crash as FIA Defends Procedure
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Updated · Motorsport.com · Jun 27
Verstappen Questions 15-20 Second Flag Delay After Turn 9 Crash as FIA Defends Procedure
3 articles · Updated · Motorsport.com · Jun 27
Summary
Max Verstappen said it was “quite crazy” that double yellow flags were not shown earlier after his high-speed Turn 9 qualifying crash at the Red Bull Ring.
The FIA said standard procedure was followed: marshals immediately displayed a single yellow when Verstappen lost control, then race control upgraded the response 15 to 20 seconds later after assessing the danger once the car hit the barrier.
George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli passed the scene during that window under single yellows; Antonelli abandoned his lap, while Russell continued and later took pole.
Russell said he never saw Verstappen’s car and assumed it had continued, arguing a single yellow was correct because the Red Bull was far off the track and regulations only required a significant lift rather than an automatic lap deletion.