Lewis Hamilton has questioned the decision by race control not to bring out the safety car for Adrian Sutil’s Sauber during the German Grand Prix.
The German span on the start/finish straight, leaving his car in a precarious position which left many expecting a safety car period – including Mercedes who decided to pit Hamilton in anticipation.
It never came and instead marshals risked their lives to run onto the circuit to push the car back, something Hamilton believes was done to ensure a Nico Rosberg victory.
“There should have been a safety car,” said the Briton.
“How on earth a car can be sitting in the middle of the road for a couple of laps and [the safety car] not come out…
“But I think you know why,” he added.
The Briton reckons the decision put marshals at unnecessary risk.
“I was really concerned for the marshals, really concerned,” he said. “You know, we come around that corner at serious speed, and then there’s marshals standing not far from where you’re driving past. For me, that’s the closest it’s been for a long, long time.”
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