Daniel Ricciardo spoke with the Formula 1 leadership on Thursday about how the Romain Grosjean crash was portrayed. The Australian called the images shown last week after the Bahrain Grand Prix “disgusting” and “entertainment”.
Grosjean, 34, crashed into the crash barrier at the start of the race and saw his car go up in flames. When it was clear that the Frenchman had survived the chilling crash wonderfully, Formula 1 decided to show replays of the accident. To the annoyance of several drivers, including Ricciardo.
Last week, the Renault driver was already invited by Formula 1 for an interview to discuss his harsh criticism, but Ricciardo was not ready at that time. On Thursday it came to a meeting with Ellie Norman, director of marketing and communication at Formula 1.
“It was well worth hearing their side of the story,” said 31-year-old Ricciardo on Saturday after qualifying for Sakhir’s Grand Prix. Motorsport.com. “I also can’t just shout anything in the media and run away. We talked for about half an hour. She was very understanding and understood my concerns.”
Ricciardo calls for a warning against shocking images
Ricciardo was particularly annoyed by the repetitions of the crash, as he and his fellow drivers had to get into the car an hour and a half after the accident to resume the race. “Every time we looked at the TV we saw a fireball and a car that was in half,” he said.
According to Ricciardo, Formula 1 is ready to learn from the way the crash was handled. “Ellie listened to me carefully and wants to seriously think about how they can do it differently next time. On the other hand, she also gave reasons why they decided to broadcast it that way.”
“It was a really productive conversation. One of the things we talked about is that in the future there might be a warning before the images are shown. television. “
A week after the crash of Grosjean, another race is scheduled on the same circuit in Bahrain. The Sakhir Grand Prix starts on Sunday at 6.10 p.m.
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