VSC finish theory comes to light after George Russell screamed for red flag intervention

After last year’s “strange final lap” at the Australian GP, Bernie Collins believes Race Control made the right call not to red-flag Sunday’s race when George Russell crashed.

Had the red flag been waved, that would’ve meant a late-race stoppage as happened last year with the race resumed with a rolling start at the end of lap 58, which coincided with the chequered flag.“We just started the final lap at this point so the leaders had just crossed the line. If you red-flag it now, effectively the leader comes into the pit lane, and then that’s it.

“George is in a very difficult situation. He’s straight on the radio, which is the right thing to do. You know, the yellow then the double yellow came up before Lance Stroll got there. “Yeah I think it was the right thing. George is questioning the speed of it. A very difficult situation for George, must have been pretty worrying.”However, her fellow podcast pundit Matt Gallagher called into question the time it took – “eight seconds” – for Race Control to put out the VSC.

“George is calling for a red flag because that’s in his brain, he’s like ‘Stop the race’. That’s just the way he’s gone with it, ‘Red flag, red flag, red flag’.

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