For the second race weekend in a row Formula One's restrictions on teams using the radio has come under fire after Sergio Perez' overheating brakes cost him his race and could have been very dangerous.
At the European Grand Prix in Baku two weeks ago Lewis Hamilton was very vocal about his team not being able to tell him which mode to change the car into to get rid of his engine troubles.
It was all to do with F1's restrictions on what teams can and can't tell their drivers during the race and whilst those behind the wheel shouldn't have to always rely on their teams this week the restrictions had a potentially dangerous consequence.
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Force India driver Sergio Perez crashed out of the race on the last-lap due to brake failure that the team knew about but couldn't inform their driver after race control said they couldn't pass on their information.
Deputy team principal Bob Fernley spoke to Autosport to say there needed to changes, "We've got to look at the radio communication bit because we were not allowed to tell the drivers their brakes were critical.
"It's a bit worrying. It seems a bit silly putting a halo on a car but not being able to tell a driver his brakes are about to go."
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Force India saw both their cars retire from the race with break problems with Perez' teammate Nico Hulkenberg retiring six laps earlier.
It's certainly a rule that the FIA need to reconsider.
(via Autosport)
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