DC slams red-flag decision.

McLaren-Mercedes driver David Coulthard has slammed the decision to red-flag the German Grand Prix after the accident at the first corner when Luciano Burti's Prost-Acer got airborne.

DC told the BBC: "I guess somebody has to make a decision and we all have to live with those because it's a very responsible position. But it's so unusual to have a red flag now, especially when a driver is unhurt."

The Scot added: "I find it - with the limited information I have at the moment - difficult to accept. We had already run over the debris. The red light came on as I went across the debris, so it wasn't as if other cars were backing up. I feel you've got to have consistency. With all respect, unless it is a driver that is hurt then they don't normally stop races for accidents or injuries off the track."

"I've tried not to be cynical. I haven't had a chance to see all the facts, but once I have seen all the facts then it will maybe be clear why they put the red flag out. But at the moment I'm struggling to see them."

Meanwhile Canadian Jacques Villeneuve - who finished third - also expressed his astonishment at the decision. He said: "I was surprised at the red flag because we had already gone through the debris once, so second time round the track would have been clean anyway."