Formula One journalist Roberto Chinchero called the FIA's decision to reject Ferrari's protest against Red Bull in Monaco "scandalous."
Formula One journalist Roberto Chinchero called the FIA's decision to reject Ferrari's protest against Red Bull in Monaco "scandalous."
Sergio Perez won the Monaco GP, but at first his result and Max Verstappen's third place were in doubt after a protest by Ferrari, which claimed that both had crossed the yellow line on the exit of the pits.
However, with the race director's notes and the International Sporting Code not being fully aligned on what constitutes a rule violation, the stewards rejected the protest.
Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto was perplexed, as was Chinchero.
Speaking to , he said, "Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez touched the yellow line on the exit of the pitlane. Both Red Bull drivers made a maneuver that has been sanctioned in the past."
"The FIA did not even open an investigation and the case was only discussed after Ferrari's protest. The ruling is outrageous: the RB18 did not cross the line with all tires, so there was no violation for the commissioners. A judgment that contradicts previous rulings."
However, Chinchero made it clear that Ferrari was also at fault for losing the win in Monaco.
"Ferrari strategists took a victory away from (Charles) Leclerc," he said. "They will try to analyze and understand everything, but they made a macroscopic mistake in managing the race."
"What should make Ferrari think is that they had a driver superior to everyone else all weekend and their wrong strategic decisions took the win and even the podium away from him. It was a big mistake that prevented Leclerc from winning his home race."