Schumacher & Alonso surprised by aggressive moves at Silverstone

Mick Schumacher and Fernando Alonso both voiced surprise at the aggressive moves made by some drivers during the British Grand Prix.

In the case of the Haas driver, Schumacher spent the final laps in a big battle with Max Verstappen, who was driving a damaged Red Bull car due to debris in his floor.

The German tried several times to overtake but the world champion was very robust in his defence, particularly on the final lap.

Those moves, Schumacher thinks, came close to the limit of new wheel-to-wheel guidelines set by race officials urging “sufficient room” be given to a car that is “significantly” alongside.

“I probably was expecting something different just because of the rules that were set in place at the beginning of the year, and so then I was a bit surprised to see that,” he told Sky Sports on Thursday.

“But again, I could have probably been harsher as well, in some ways, but there was no need for it because I’d rather take the four points than no points.”

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Fernando Alonso though was stronger in his questioning of the stewards as he wondered why those ahead of him hadn’t been penalised, as the Spaniard had been just two weeks earlier in Canada.

“I think we will bring up the point tomorrow in the briefing,” said the Alpine driver at the Red Bull Ring.

“Honestly, I watched the race on Monday and more than the movements on the straight, I saw the action between Charles, Checo [Sergio Perez] and Lewis [Hamilton] which obviously was fantastic to watch on TV and for me to witness behind the cars.

“But at the beginning of the year, leaving the track was not allowed. It was very clear black and white. And now, leaving the track and staying flat out on the run-off area and keep fighting on the following corner, is allowed.

“So that’s a completely different direction from what we have seen so far. So it will be very, very interesting to clear this up.”