F1 Fans Brand FIA's Red Bull Spectacle Unsafe: "Imagine Getting Hit By That"

F1 fans are not impressed with the FIA's "spectacle" after the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Eagled-eyed F1 fans spotted Max Verstappen's blunder after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix.

As part of the post-race event, the Belgian-Dutch driver had to park the Red Bull RB19 on a small gold podium. As Verstappen slowly drove up the ramp, it became clear it the ramps weren't fixed to the ground as one slides out from underneath the car as he struggles with the clutch at such low speeds.

For those who are wondering why he's finding it so difficult, an F1 car's clutch isn't built for use like this. They are incredibly difficult to engage smoothly and are designed purely to launch the car as fast as possible at the beginning of a race. On top of this, they're controlled via a paddle on the steering wheel, yet another reason as to why they're so difficult to modulate smoothly. 

Posting to social media, the Austrian team shared the video along with the caption:

"Blink and you might have missed it."

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Fans were less than impressed by the moment, branding it as "unsafe". One fan commented:

"That was hella unsafe! wth was the promoter thinking? imagine getting hit by that" [sic]

Another fan said it was "dangerous" whilst also taking a jab at Alpine driver Esteban Ocon who was handed penalty after penalty for his slew of mishaps throughout the Bahrain Grand Prix. They wrote:

"That is dangerous, man. 5 second time penalty for Ocon."

Someone else blasted the FIA for the decision, writing:

"Crazy that the FIA just risked damaging your floor for a spectacle."

Not only could this have damaged the car, it could have hurt someone close by. Another fan commented on the post:

"Luckily he hit Checo's car and not someone's ankle, invest in a safer ramp"

Another couple of fans agreed, writing:

"That was not necessary, he could have damaged the car"

"That was a hazard. There was a bunch people standing by the wall and that could have been a bad injury for anyone standing behind it. Imagine if it was Checo getting out of his car and that thing broke both his feet, season over and maybe career."