Formula One chiefs were forced to defend the handling of yesterday’s Monaco Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton led criticism of the hefty delays that saw the race cut short.
The start of the race, which was won by Sergio Perez of Red Bull, was pushed back by more than an hour because of heavy rain, before a second lengthy delay following Mick Schumacher’s crash meant only 64 of the planned 77 laps could be completed within the allotted three-hour race window.
