Bojan Vrbnjak
Controversial finale Formula 1 last season in Abu Dhabi he has received much criticism, but is a former world champion Jackie stewart does not belong among them. The Scot defends the decision Michael Masi, The FIA director of racing, around the last phase of the safety car and says it all took place appropriate and correct.
"It wasn't Hollywood. It was real and people like that authenticity," so Stewart for colleagues from Motorsport.com. That the race was over again relaxed, it was, in his opinion properly, because for red flag or the end of the race for safety car there was no need. He was very impressed by the final: “We have never had such an end in the history of this sport,He added Stewart, who described the finale as rather unusual. It's for the Scot Max Verstappen also the real winner Formula 1 needed. Because it was for him Mercedes too long at the top. Silver arrows have won eight in the last eight years seven racing in eight design titles, so it’s time for a change.
"We just needed a new team to win. In Red Bull he was the only one who could probably do it. It’s a remarkable success and Max raced great last season. Lewis is disappointed, of course, though there is no need for that. He also had a fantastic season," so Stewart, who as a three-time champion knows how it feels to win the first title. He says it is Verstappen has now taken an important step and can now approach matters more relaxed. “Once you win a title, then you have achieved something you thought was impossible. And then you can race more relaxed with it. At least that's how it was for me. I approached my second and third titles more casually and then I also quit right away. I have made this decision before."
