ZANDVOORT, Netherlands : Formula One world champion Max Verstappen told fans it was stupid to throw flares after one landed on the track and halted qualifying for his home Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on Saturday.Another was thrown later in the session but landed on grass and did not disrupt the action.
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands : Formula One world champion Max Verstappen told fans it was stupid to throw flares after one landed on the track and halted qualifying for his home Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on Saturday.Verstappen is running away with the championship, already 93 points clear at the top after 14 of 22 rounds, and the race is sold out for the Red Bull driver's first home grand prix as champion.
The boisterous Dutch fans usually create a party atmosphere at the seaside circuit, but their habit of lighting smoking orange flares has caused problems. "To hold flares, it’s nice but of course there’s a limit to how much. But to throw it on the track is just stupid," Verstappen told reporters after taking pole position.
"Just don’t do that. It’s not good for anyone - you get thrown out, so you can’t see the race, and for us the session is stopped because it is dangerous, there’s stuff on the track, so you shouldn’t do it."Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, second and third in qualifying, also spoke out."I don’t know exactly when it was thrown, but if a car is passing at that time it can create unnecessary risk, so hopefully it won’t happen again.
Flares have also been let off at other races in recent seasons, notably in Austria - Red Bull's home race where a lot of Verstappen fans are also in attendance - Belgium, Mexico and Italy.
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