Max Verstappen started in 17th position during the Brazilian Grand Prix, which he nevertheless won. Because on the Sunday morning of qualifying, the Dutchman was eliminated in Q1, to everyone's surprise.
The Red Bull driver was unable to finish his lap, due to a red flag displayed before the end of the session. Too early to let him finish his lap, but too late to give him the opportunity to do a second one after the red flag (Q1 had not resumed after the red flag).
Just after qualifying, Red Bull denounced unfair treatment towards Max Verstappen: if the red flag could have been raised a little earlier, Max would have been able to do one last lap at the restart… But the FIA defended itself by arguing that She was waiting to see if Lance Stroll could leave.
However, for the Formula For Success podcast, Eddie Jordan believes that FIA race director Niels Wittich, who has since resigned, would have deliberately put the Red Bull driver at a disadvantage!
Present at his side during the podcast, Coulthard begins by exonerating Niels Wittich…
“We have to assume that the race director never looks at things like car locations to know if…”
“Of course he’s watching!” Of course he's watching! » exclaimed Jordan, referring to Niels Wittich.
“Was Max treated fairly?” Was he treated fairly when the red flag came out six or seven cars later? Come on, David, (Coulthard alongside Jordan during the podcast, editor's note) don't be stupid. You know the gods are with Lando. They want Lando to win this championship. But he's not going to do it, because Max has surpassed him. That's all. »
David Coulthard, quite embarrassed by the comments of his podcast colleague, tried to temper Jordan's judgment…
“Well, I don’t know if that’s true. I think sometimes the racing gods are just…” he began, before being cut off again by Jordan.
“The late red flag was a mistake! It was a mistake! » Jordan said. “Wittich screwed up, didn’t he?” »
Modern F1, tractors?
This isn't the only grievance Eddie Jordan has against contemporary F1.
“These cars, let’s be fair to Lewis [Hamilton]Max [Verstappen] and Lando [Norris]are doing an incredible job. But these are tractors… they weigh 1000 kilograms, they are massively oversized,” he insisted.
“Shame on the regulations, shame on the organizers, and shame on those who let F1 reach this weight. I hate them for that. »
“The V10s weren't just about motor racing. It was sex on wheels” continues Jordan with finesse.
“We're too loose, what's happening right now, whether it's regulations or this and that. Will we ever go back to V10s? Probably not. »
“Let’s go back to V8 or V10,” suggests Coulthard for his part. “Their sounds were incredible and resonated with the fans. »
Unsurprisingly therefore, the 2026 engine regulations, which leave more room for electric power, do not delight the former McLaren F1 driver.
“I am concerned about this 50/50 balance between combustion engine and electric power,” he admitted.
“But you have to keep an open mind. We cannot dismiss this before seeing the results. »
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