Bird unhappy with Cape Town FE flag delays, “spooked” by radio

In the group qualifying stage, Mortara carried too much speed through Turn 9 and was spat into the wall, bringing the session to a halt.
Any evidence of a red or yellow flag was not immediately apparent and, for many of the drivers, a radio message from race director Scot Elkins was their earliest piece of information.
Bird, who was approaching the Turn 8-9 section of the Cape Town circuit …Keep reading