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No issues with the FIA's actions here.
1. It's obvious the FIA did everything they could to not have the race finish under SC. I am assuming they radio'd the marshals to clean up as fast as possible. And I am assuming the SC was told to slow down and stretch it out as much as he could. I heard Lewis on the radio telling his team several times the SC was going too slow on the straights and I'm not surprised if they were to buy more time for the marshals.
2. If you can move lapped cars out of the way, then why wouldn't you?? That's how it's ALWAYS been in F1, lapped cars move out of the way. (Admittedly I didn't know the rules over letting some or all lapped cars through, but apparently the rules allow the Race Director discretion there, so what's the problem?)
Mercedes shouldn't be surprised at all that FIA did what they did to get the race restarted. If the FIA didn't make these efforts, and Lewis was behind Max, then they'd be crying the opposite opinion yelling to get the race going.
I believe FIA did what they should have done. NOBODY ever wants racing to finish under a SC (except maybe the leader lol) in ANY motorsport. That's the one thing NASCAR does better, they have a green-white-checker rule, and I don't know why all motorsports doesn't do the same thing.
Great finish.
Disclaimer - I was cheering for Max but my points are not about favoring one driver over another, it's more about whether the race finished under SC or green flag, and that's what I think this came down to.
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