Horner says the decisions made by the FIA around the start procedure should be reviewed

The beginning was at first postponed by FIA race chief Eduardo Freitas on the grounds that downpour fell on the lattice, and a heavier storm was normal.

Christian Horner

At the point when it was declared that there would be a development lap behind the wellbeing vehicle, all groups were obliged to fit full wet tires.

Tires must be fitted five minutes before the beginning, and a few groups were less ready than others for the late switch. That set off another postponement, offer them the space to roll out the improvement to limits.

The vehicles ran for two laps behind the security vehicle before a heavy storm prompted a warning before the race had formally begun.

Further deferrals were set off by downpour affecting a portion of the electrical frameworks utilized by F1 and the FIA before it at long last started off.

Groups were likewise confounded by a few non-standard messages showing up on the timing screens.

"I believe that needs somewhat of a survey since it was somewhat tumultuous, with tires coming on the lattice, off the network," said Horner.

"It's a sufficiently bustling framework here, and it's consistently somewhat perilous to attempt and pre-empt the climate.

"You can contend it the two different ways. You could say we would have been exceptional beginning the race and afterward responding to the storm, and either putting the security vehicle out or halting the race, however I think it needs somewhat of a survey after this end of the week."

Gotten some information about what appeared to a few peculiar choices by race control, Ferrari group head Mattia Binotto featured the postpone that permitted groups to fit outrageous wets inside the required brief window before the beginning.

Ferrari was among the groups that figured out how to satisfy that prerequisite immediately.

"You call it yourself, weird choices," he said. "However, I can say that we were a group that was completely ready on the network. We had our super wet tires fitted on the vehicles on time.

"What's more, I think at that point, we were positively in a solid position, and really great for the group to show that basically we were coordinated, showing that we have some extraordinary limit too.

"What's more, some of the time we are doing the correct method for saying taking the ideal choices, yet sad that the race control chose to delay besides, the beginning of the race. Presently for what reason is it required? Not satisfactory to me. I figure we ought to ask them for the explanation."

In any case, Mercedes group head Toto Wolff accepted that deferring when weighty downpour was coming in was the best choice.

"I think the downpour toward the start was heavy, I don't feel that you can begin the race with rainstorms moving into Monaco like this," said Wolff. "So I have no hamburger by any means with the beginning having been postponed for a couple of times.

"Furthermore, you really want to give Freitas and the race chiefs the credit that this was an undeniably challenging competition to make due. I would have expected a previous beginning when it evaporated, yet I think there was an issue with network to Biggin Hill [F1's computerized HQ]. Furthermore, that is the reason they couldn't get it rolling.

"So generally speaking, the arrangement the way things were was more an American football match-up, so you can go for franks and in the middle between. However, I think toward the starting there was nothing else that might have been finished.

McLaren supervisor Andreas Seidl upheld the choice to defer the beginning, refering to the need to decrease the gamble of mishaps in the spending plan cap period.

"I would agree that in the end it was the proper thing to do, what the race chief has chosen," said Seidl.

"I think there was definitely compelling reason need to begin the race knowing how the weather conditions estimate was and to rush it, since there's just no point winding up in facing a challenge winding up in a ton of accidents, particularly at this track. So starting here of view everything was finished justified in the correct manner. Security first.

"I'm strong of the choices that have been made. There's no reason for knowing how the weather conditions conjecture was to face these superfluous enormous challenges, and under those circumstances it was basically impossible to race.

"Vehicles were aquaplaning out of control. Perceivability was poor. According to a group point of view, to tell the truth too, realizing how low we as a whole are on parts this year under the expense cap, one of the up-sides of this race everyday too is that the two vehicles are still in one piece.

"On our side it was clear with the weather conditions gauge likewise that there was consistent downpour anticipated, and that is the reason we just needed to hold on until the window is opening again where the downpour gets lighter or stops."

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