Ferrari criticizes race management and calls for "sharper" decisions after Canadian GP

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto criticized the lack of agility of the race management during the Canadian GP, held last Sunday (19), and won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen. The Italian manager believes that clearer decisions need to be taken.

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was leading the race when AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda crashed out of the pit-lane. The yellow flags were activated by the management until race director Eduardo Freitas decided for the safety car to come in. The delay made Ferrari take a quick decision to call the Spaniard to the pits for the second stop.

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"I think they took too long to decide for the safety-car. At the moment, Carlos was leading the race, and I think the safety-car came only when he was at the end of the main straight, coming into the last corner. The team has been very good at reacting, and the driver himself also coming into the pits. I think we only had a second to react, and we did. Without good decisions it would have been a very difficult situation for Carlos, and I think we need clearer decisions. It took too long to decide," Binotto said after the race.

Sainz pressed Verstappen in the final laps and with newer tires, but ended up second and saw Red Bull's streak of consecutive wins increase to six. Nevertheless, Mattia praised the Spaniard for his fifth podium of the season.

"If you look at the qualifying simulations on Friday, Carlos was already very strong. I think we were very close to Red Bull, and we knew we could fight. Carlos is gaining confidence with the car, driving faster and faster. And it's good to see that today he was as fast, or even faster than Verstappen," he finished.

With 102 points, Sainz occupies fifth position in the Drivers' World Championship, 73 behind leader Verstappen. Charles Leclerc, Carlos' Ferrari teammate, was fifth in Montreal.