Lance Stroll has said F1's rules must be 'set in stone' after what happened in Abu Dhabi

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has called for better consistency in terms of the application of the Formula 1 rules, with him saying they need to be ‘set in stone’ after a ‘ridiculous’ chain of events in Abu Dhabi.

The 2022 season is creeping ever nearer with Aston Martin the third team to launch their 2022 car earlier this week, with Vettel and Stroll on hand to unveil an eye-catching looking green machine.

They were both, perhaps naturally, asked at the event about their thoughts on Abu Dhabi, though, with the FIA investigation ongoing into the way the final laps played out.

And, for Stroll, one lesson has to be learned more than anything else; the rules must be applied consistently regardless of situation or context:

“My opinion is that it’s ridiculous that we didn’t go back racing the way that we should have gone back,” said Stroll. “You can’t change the rules halfway through, at the end of a race, and tell half the cars they can overtake.

“Unfortunately, I was part of the group of the other half of the cars and couldn’t overtake on brand new soft tyres with the opportunity to pass and maybe do something.

“It’s just never been done before and it’s important that we keep rules consistent. I understand it’s great to go racing and everyone wants to see the last lap of the race and the two drivers fighting for the world championship go head-to-head with one lap to go but we can’t be making up rules at the end of a race, that has to be set in stone.

“If there was maybe an error where cars didn’t pass soon enough when the safety car came out or backmarkers weren’t allowed to pass the safety car early enough and the consequence is we won’t get the whole lap of racing well, then that’s how it is.

“That is the rule, the