Kimi Raikkonen was less than impressed with the FIA after the drain incident involving George Russell on Friday in Baku.
The first practice session had to be cancelled after just 15 minutes when the Williams driver destroyed the underside of his car after hitting the cover which had been lifted by Charles Leclerc.
Later, the governing body blamed a faulty clamp for the problem and inspected around 300 other drain covers before allowing any further action to take place.
But Raikkonen, who has witnessed all kinds of moments during his 17 seasons on the grid, was particularly critical.
“Obviously it was far from ideal for everybody and we looked like amateurs here today,” the Alfa Romeo told Autosport.
“It should not be like this. It’s up to FIA to make sure that track is like it’s supposed to be.
“It seems to be that every year some drainage hole comes loose or something slides up, that was far from ideal today.
“It’s up to them to check and tell the people here," Kimi continued. "It is their responsibility to have the track as it is expected to be.
“Luckily nobody got hurt, but it obviously destroyed everybody’s day. Also for the people who came to watch here, it is far from ideal.”
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'Luckily' might just be the right word too after Russell revealed just how close the drain was from possibly puncturing the cockpit.
"If that was 10-15mm higher, it was going straight into where I'm sat," he said. "It could have been much worse.
"It's a shame for all the guys, you've got your full programmes, your plans for the weekend, and it all gets thrown down the drain, literally."
Williams deputy team boss Claire Williams has also confirmed an attempt will be made to try and recoup some of the cost of the damage caused.
"We're an independent team, and we have a very strict budget to control. Things like this, you can't anticipate. Nobody can, I understand that, but there clearly should be some recompense," she stated.
"I know there is a precedent. Haas I believe were compensated after it happened to them in Sepang a few years ago, so clearly we're going to be talking to them.
"But we can't put a number on it at the moment."
