Prost says Whiting has questions to answer

Formula 1 legend Alain Prost has questioned race director Charlie Whiting over what he believes were officiating inconsistencies during the Mexican Grand Prix.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was penalised for a track cutting infraction late in the race. The penalty of five seconds cost him third place and demoted him to fourth.

However, earlier in the race both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg cut the track at the same place but escaped without any sanction. The Mercedes pair finished the race in first and second respectively.

Prost said of the incidents, "I am not judging any of the drivers, it's important to ask if there is a rule or no rule."

"At the start, Lewis made a mistake and got the advantage [by cutting the track], but then there was the safety car so the advantage he had was eliminated. But it's necessary to ask the FIA and Charlie Whiting what might have happened, with Hamilton, if there had been no safety car."

"Otherwise, anyone who starts from pole position but does not want to lose the lead at the beginning of a race can just cut the first corner. It is a serious problem," observed Prost.