Bojan Vrbnjak
The race commissioners recently stood back in the spotlight. He reached the height of discussions about their work and doing after the race in Canada, when Vettl was fined and the German lost the victory, even though he was the first to cross the finish line. Two more cases caused a great deal of excitement, namely Daniel Ricciard in Le Castellet and the hot scene of Leclerc and Verstappn in Austria.
Nevertheless, Ricciardo does not believe that the situation is worse than before. “Compared to years before, it’s definitely better now. I remember that at that time they imposed penalties for almost every little thing. ” Otherwise, the Commissioners could be even more generous to the taste of the Australian at times, ”but overall I think they impose fewer penalties. And that's always nice for a racer. "
But here’s another question about consistency. The sentence imposed on Vettl was too harsh for many, and this has also sparked heated debates in Austria. For, according to the majority, Verstappen should have received the sentence in Spielberg, which he did not receive, although, in the context of Vettl's sentence, he should have.
However, for Ricciardo, consistency is pure utopia unless we have an expert who would be present at all the races and assess all contentious situations. Unfortunately, at that time we have an exchange system of commissioners for an individual race. “But there’s still room for improvement here,” Ricciardo adds.
