"I have to say I was very surprised by the outcome of the session when a newcomer lodged himself in the midst of our expectations. After all, it was seen as an opportunity for Max Verstappen to finally take the lead of the drivers' championship, considering how uncompetitive Mercedes was leading up to the qualifying session…" Simon Lazenby, who was in the middle of talking about the qualifying session on the post-qualifying show, paused for a moment as the screen on the viewers' side flashed red with a breaking news alert, while Simon was being live-updated on the situation.
[BREAKING NEWS: SCUDERIA FERRARI LODGES FORMAL PROTEST AGAINST FATİH YILDIRIM'S POLE LAP.]
"I have just been updated on a breaking news situation here in Monte Carlo where the qualifying action may have ended on track, but a massive political grenade has just exploded right in the middle of the paddock, as documents have just been made public on the FIA website.
