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Andreas Seidl supports the way in which race director Eduardo Freitas presided over the delayed start of the Monaco Grand Prix.

As rain began to fall on the Monte Carlo street circuit with the cars on the grid, Freitas called a halt to the start procedure after assessing the weather forecast to allow teams to react to the changing conditions with their tyre choices.

Ultimately, as the rain got heavier, full wet tyres became mandatory. A formation lap behind the Safety Car took place but the rain was deemed too heavy for racing and the red flags were flourished.

After a further lengthy delay and a power outage, the race finally got underway over an hour later than intended and following another stoppage to clear up after Mick Schumacher’s crash, the grand prix was eventually ended by the two-hour time limit.

Criticism has ensued about the hiatus due to a lack of information being relayed, amid reports that disagreements were occurring in Race Control.

But McLaren team principal Seidl, who saw Lando Norris finish sixth for his team and bag the point available for