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I'm afraid to check the news for penalties. I suspect it will be more of
a shitshow.
I realize that there has always been weather that has affected race
weekends, but this recent one is the worst I can recall. OK, maybe the
Spa non-race is up there. (And I've been a fan for a while.)
On 03/11/2024 21:39, pP85PrR wrote:And I think that's appropriate.
What an F'd up weekend.
I realize that there has always been weather that has affected race
weekends, but this recent one is the worst I can recall. OK, maybe the
Spa non-race is up there. (And I've been a fan for a while.)
As an aside, kudos to the race director for the unnecessary confusion
of abort/abandon.
I'm afraid to check the news for penalties. I suspect it will be more
of a shitshow.
Norris and Russell got fined for starting another lap instead of parking
up at the aborted start.
Mercedes got fined for the tyre pressure changes.
Sainz got a reprimand because he removed the steering wheel and the
marshals started preparing the car for removal. Sainz then reattached
the steering wheel in preparation for driving off but the marshals were
still sorting the car for removal.
No one got penalties that change the results.
On 4/11/2024 10:39 am, pP85PrR wrote:
What an F'd up weekend.
I realize that there has always been weather that has affected race
weekends, but this recent one is the worst I can recall. OK, maybe the
Spa non-race is up there. (And I've been a fan for a while.)
As an aside, kudos to the race director for the unnecessary confusion
of abort/abandon.
I'm afraid to check the news for penalties. I suspect it will be more
of a shitshow.
I was so pissed off when the red flag was thrown. It seems that most of
the field don't have the sense to use the supplied full wet tyres when
it's fully wet! So, the race director decides it's too dangerous and a
guy who stayed out, partly causing this danger, on 30 lap old
intermediate tyres in a downpour is gifted a win?
I realize that there has always been weather that has affected race
weekends, but this recent one is the worst I can recall. OK, maybe the
Spa non-race is up there. (And I've been a fan for a while.)
Many years ago, when Michael Schummacher was driving and, IIRC, Fernando Alonso was young, they had a heck of a wet race at the same facility.
I remember it because I believe they both crashed out.
* SLMR 2.1a * "And then you turn the corner," as the DM chuckles...
On 11/4/24 17:30, Alan wrote:
On 2024-11-03 20:48, ~misfit~ wrote:
On 4/11/2024 10:39 am, pP85PrR wrote:
What an F'd up weekend.
I realize that there has always been weather that has affected race
weekends, but this recent one is the worst I can recall. OK, maybe
the Spa non-race is up there. (And I've been a fan for a while.)
As an aside, kudos to the race director for the unnecessary
confusion of abort/abandon.
I'm afraid to check the news for penalties. I suspect it will be
more of a shitshow.
I was so pissed off when the red flag was thrown. It seems that most
of the field don't have the sense to use the supplied full wet tyres
when it's fully wet! So, the race director decides it's too dangerous
and a guy who stayed out, partly causing this danger, on 30 lap old
intermediate tyres in a downpour is gifted a win?
The problem isn't that teams won't use the extreme wet.
The problem is that we've gotten to the point where the technology of
the cars combined with the extreme wet tires lets them work in
conditions that throw up so much spray that the drivers really can't SEE.
I've been out on a very wet track with far less technology and it can
be a challenge.
Just look at some of the in-car/on-car video from Brazil when it was
just the intermediate tires and imagine it even worse with extreme wet
tires.
I do think that the FIA needs to re-think the rules regarding tire
changes during red flag periods during a race, though.
I certainly agree about heavy rain causing vision problems
for the drivers - this is not a skill problem, it is an absolute
safety problem.
And not just for the drivers, but also for race control and for
turn workers.
On 2024-11-03 20:48, ~misfit~ wrote:
On 4/11/2024 10:39 am, pP85PrR wrote:
What an F'd up weekend.
I realize that there has always been weather that has affected race
weekends, but this recent one is the worst I can recall. OK, maybe
the Spa non-race is up there. (And I've been a fan for a while.)
As an aside, kudos to the race director for the unnecessary confusion
of abort/abandon.
I'm afraid to check the news for penalties. I suspect it will be more
of a shitshow.
I was so pissed off when the red flag was thrown. It seems that most
of the field don't have the sense to use the supplied full wet tyres
when it's fully wet! So, the race director decides it's too dangerous
and a guy who stayed out, partly causing this danger, on 30 lap old
intermediate tyres in a downpour is gifted a win?
The problem isn't that teams won't use the extreme wet.
The problem is that we've gotten to the point where the technology of
the cars combined with the extreme wet tires lets them work in
conditions that throw up so much spray that the drivers really can't SEE.
I've been out on a very wet track with far less technology and it can be
a challenge.
Just look at some of the in-car/on-car video from Brazil when it was
just the intermediate tires and imagine it even worse with extreme wet
tires.
I do think that the FIA needs to re-think the rules regarding tire
changes during red flag periods during a race, though.