Max Verstappen believes 'poor visibility' from the cockpit of current F1 cars is the reason why drivers are missing their grid slots this year - and incurring hefty penalties as a result.
Max Verstappen and other Formula 1 drivers have sympathised with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon not lining up correctly on starting grids because of the"poor visibility" from the current cars.driver Ocon was penalised for incorrectly positioning his car in his grid slot. The same thing happened to Aston Martin's Alonso in Saudi Arabia, as the Spaniard was given a five-second time penalty for starting too far to the left of his box.
The longer noses, larger tyres and the addition of wheelbrows on today's cars have had the side-effect of limiting a driver's vision even further than was already the case in a typical single-seater. "It is painful when it happens but it's a bit the same with the white line with track limits. Sometimes you argue: did you gain anything going wide or not, going outside of it?
Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB19, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR23, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W14, the rest of the field at the startJeddah winner Perez concurred with his Red Bull team-mate, explaining there's a element of luck involved in hitting your marks.
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