TOM'S driver Ritomo Miyata (M_Ritmo) criticises SFormula's 'harsh' red flag rules after being sent to the back of the grid following a mechanical failure in Fuji qualifying:
Toyota protege Miyata was eighth-fastest in Saturday’s rain-affected 30-minute qualifying session, and would have been promoted to seventh on the grid with Ryo Hirakawa subsequently losing his best lap to a track limits infringement.However, the 22-year-old was stripped of his times because the second of three red flags in the session was caused by his TOM’S car losing power, forcing Miyata to park up on the outside of the track at the Turn 13 right-hander in the final sector.
“All of our efforts came to nothing… we didn’t do anything on purpose, so it’s frustrating, although I don’t want to blame anyone. I think losing my times is harsh.”Miyata added that he did everything possible to get his stricken TOM’S car in a safe position once he lost power, something for which he doesn’t yet know the root cause.
“We did what we could. What I want people to know is that we didn’t do it on purpose, it was just a car problem. I want that to be factored in when the result is decided.”
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