Thailand ‘seeking 2028 F1 race’, fourth-placed Ferrari disqualified after Le Mans · RaceFans

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Jacques Villeneuve was disappointed Formula 1 didn’t red flag the final laps of the Canadian Grand Prix so they could attempt a late restart – but @Roger-Ayles says they made the correct call to finish it behind the Safety Car:

I was glad they didn’t throw a ‘for show’ red flag and just allowed the race to run to the end behind the Safety Car.

The incident wouldn’t have been wouldn’t have been a red flag on say lap 10 of the race so there was no reason for it to be a red flag on lap 67.

Late race ‘for show’ red flags just to have a one/two/three/four lap shoot-out just ends up turning the grand prix into a lottery and it just would neither be fair or sporting. This is why traditionally if a major incident caused a race to be stopped late on it wouldn’t be restarted.

George Russell for instance basically dominated that race so if they called a red flag and did a full standing restart where maybe poor grip levels on a dirty part of the track causes him to get a poor start or he maybe gets clipped at turn one or has some other issue simply wouldn’t be a fair or sporting way to end the race not to mention how it would just make the result feel unsatisfying and a bit manipulated from a fans point of view.@Roger-Ayles

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WEC: #50 Ferrari disqualified from Le Mans (FIA)

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Ferrari statement following disqualification of 499P number 50 (Ferrari)

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