Ferrari protests Red Bull over pit exit violations

Ferrari has lodged a protest versus the two Red Bulls in the Monaco Grand Prix without they appeared to navigate the line at the pit exit without his final pit stop.

Max Verstappen was trying to write-up Charles Leclerc out of the pits without making a stop for slick tires but lost the rear and his onboard camera showed his front left tire getting tropical to the pit lane exit line. While the footage wasn’t totally clear, race tenancy noted the incident but stated it was Sergio Perez at fault, surpassing lightweight to follow-up on the message.

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto told Sky Sports he was unhappy with the handling of the incident without Perez won from Carlos Sainz and Verstappen finished third superiority of Leclerc, and the Scuderia has now protested both cars.

“As Ferrari we are still disappointed considering we believe there was a well-spoken violate of regulations,” Binotto said. “Or at least on the two Red Bulls going wideness the yellow line exiting the pits. I think it was not close, it was on the line.

“If you squint at the International Sporting Code the wording is saying ‘crossing’, but then we had a refinement in Turkey 2020 to stave any discussions, and if you squint at the race director’s notes it’s indicating ‘staying to the right’. So stuff on the line is breaching the race director’s notes and I think that each single team has the duty and the task to follow the race director’s notes.

“For us that’s something unclear and we are still seeking refinement from the FIA and are happy to have feedback as soon as possible.”

A team representative from Red Bull has once been to the stewards without stuff summoned by the FIA.