George Russell and Carlos Sainz have spoken extremely of recent F1 race director Rui Marques.
This weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix marks Marques’ first look as race director since taking up from Niels Wittich for the ultimate three rounds of the 2024 season following the German’s sudden shock departure.
Regardless of issues being raised concerning the timing of the FIA’s determination, Grand Prix Drivers Affiliation (GPDA) director and Mercedes driver Russell is impressed with how Marques has tailored to his new position.
“Optimistic, to be sincere,” Russell mentioned. “We’ve been by way of slightly little bit of an period the place our feedback are taken on board, however little or no change occurs.
“For instance, plenty of drivers spoke concerning the monitor limits at flip 4. We felt it was slightly bit pointless on a road circuit and he made a change to it within the second.
“That’s what we need to see as drivers, all of us need to be heard and we need to see motion taken straightaway, to this point it has been constructive.”
Ferrari’s Sainz described the drivers’ assembly in Las Vegas as “among the best in a very long time”.
“He has been given an enormous process to come back right into a season with three races left and being a race director is such an advanced position in System 1,” Sainz mentioned.
“You have got so many variables to manage that I believe he has been given a really troublesome process, however actually from the primary weekend, straight from the go he has been actually good.
“The drivers’ briefings yesterday was among the best we’ve had in a very long time.
“George commented on the exit of flip three, I’d say we additionally requested for some adjustments on the pit entry to make the road extra seen as a result of we actually couldn’t see the pit entry line and we have been very frightened about that.
“At this time, we turned as much as the monitor and the pit entry line was widened with a blue line and we have been all saying this was very nice as a result of they did a really good change and with an excellent method and the way in which have been listened to yesterday was a really constructive assembly and I’m very inspired by that.”
