Toto Wolff: We are setting a bad precedent

      In Saturday's Miami sprint, Kimi Antonelli started from pole position for the first time in his short career, but lost to Oscar Piastri in the first corner, after which he was unhappy with both the actions of his opponent and the decision of the stewards, who considered that everything was within the rules.

      Toto Wolff, Mercedes team principal, agrees with his driver.

      "We are setting a bad precedent," he said on Sky Sports. – It turns out, you can just release the brake pedal and push the other rider out. Despite the fact that it is necessary to leave the opponent a place as wide as the body of the car, however, in the 1st corner Piastri pushed Antonelli off the track.

      But Kimi learned a lesson after this race – that's exactly what you need to do. I don't fully agree with the stewards' decision, but a few years ago we ourselves allowed the drivers to act (on the first lap) in this way."

      Wolff also expressed his opinion about the incident in the pit lane, when the excessive haste of the Red Bull Racing mechanics led to a collision between the cars of Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli:

      "If something like this had happened in the main race of the weekend, it would have caused serious concern. I was surprised by the complete lack of caution, because it was a blatant violation of safety regulations. It looks like someone just panicked in that situation."

      Fortunately, Kimi, despite the fact that he has very little experience in Formula 1, reacted very correctly to an emergency situation, thereby avoiding more serious consequences.

      In any case, Verstappen was fined, 10 seconds were added to his result, although it was not him who was to blame, but that mechanic. who hurried to give him a signal that it was already time to leave the pits for the pit lane.