Verstappen and Hamilton supported the continuation of the race after the Grosjean accident

“If the guy no longer wants to drive the race and if I were the team boss, then I would tell him that he will never sit in the cockpit again,” said the 23-year-old Dutchman at the official press conference hours after the Haas fire accident -Pilot in Sakhir.

Verstappen and world champion Lewis Hamilton were asked whether or not drivers should be given a choice of continuing the race after a shock like Sunday’s in Bahrain. “We are not the regulatory authority,” replied Mercedes driver Hamilton, who had won the race after the restart. “We’re here to get a job and we rely on the FIA ​​(World Automobile Federation) to be safety conscious and we trust them unconditionally, so no, I don’t think so,” said the 35 year old Briton.

After a long break and the news that Grosjean is doing well under the circumstances, the race was continued with all 19 remaining drivers.

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