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2024 United States Grand Prix
- McLaren insist stewards made ‘provable error’ after losing bid for review of Norris’ penalty
- Why McLaren’s focus on Verstappen’s driving failed to overturn Norris’ penalty
- Stewards reject McLaren’s request to review Norris’ United States GP penalty
- McLaren know Norris’ penalty is likely to stand – so what do they hope to gain?
- McLaren request review of Norris’ penalty for off-track pass on Verstappen
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- Is Mohammed Ben Sulayem doing a good job for F1 as FIA president?
Doh
20th October 2024, 21:41
So Russel gets a penalty for forcing off he track, then Norris gets forced off but is getting a penalty while verstappen isn’t even be8ng investigated lol
Doh
20th October 2024, 21:42
This is why I don’t follow this gameshow anymore, didn’t even know it was on this weekend thankfully
Grockle (@bennyh1)
20th October 2024, 21:56
The inconsistency in the application of penalties is disgraceful.
Doh
20th October 2024, 21:58
And yet they’ve had three entire years to figure it out!
David
20th October 2024, 22:29
“I didnt even know it was on today” yet proceeds to come onto the comment boards exactly when race ends
Ben
20th October 2024, 21:43
The FIA work for Verstappen. Didn’t you watch 2021?
AlexS
20th October 2024, 22:08
Norris was not forced.
AlexS
20th October 2024, 22:09
Neither Russell, the Russell penalty was wrong.
David BR (@david-br)
20th October 2024, 22:21
?! Of course he was forced off track, there was literally no room on track and Verstappen arrived from behind.
Patrick (@paeschli)
20th October 2024, 21:41
Stewards ruined this race
stjs16 (@stjs16)
20th October 2024, 21:44
Yep and FIA
Jere (@jerejj)
20th October 2024, 21:43
A rather average US GP racing quality-wise as a whole.
Nick T.
20th October 2024, 21:44
Pretty boring race as the Ferraris were utterly dominant other than the last laps w/Max and Lando. Max was getting a bit dirty, but then Lando got dirty too. McLaren was right IMO to tell him to keep the position. I disagree with the penalty. Regardless of which way they finished, it was going to be a massive blow for McLaren. They needed to take more points than finishing one position ahead.
Pretty boring race as the Ferraris were utterly dominant other than the last laps w/Max and Lando. Max was getting a bit dirty, but then Lando got dirty too. McLaren was right IMO to tell him to keep the position. I disagree with the penalty. Regardless of which way they finished, it was going to be a massive blow for McLaren. They needed to take more points than finishing one position ahead.
Some of those forcing off penalties were absurd. They can’t be that lenient on lap 1 and then so absurdly strict on all other laps. Some of the forcing off penalties were deserved, but about half weren’t.
Nick T.
20th October 2024, 21:46
Sorry, I accidentally copied and pasted twice that first paragraph twice.
MichaelN
20th October 2024, 22:33
The first lap leniency is indeed due a review. This is F1, the drivers should be able to handle a crowded track.
Cristian (@crystakke)
20th October 2024, 21:44
Verstappen did the same thing to Sainz, same corner, and nothing.
If Norris came out of that corner behind Max, then he’d be investigated for forcing another driver off track. Stupid stewards.
theRealMax (@millionus)
20th October 2024, 21:48
This. Some nice racing but stewards made that a joke.
Doh
20th October 2024, 21:59
Exactly, and Russel got a penalty so where is the same one for max?
Nikos (@exeviolthor)
20th October 2024, 22:15
Verstappen was not trying to overtake Sainz as it was Sainz who was attacking.
You can argue all you want on whether Norris should be penalized or not, but the two incidents that you mention are very different.
Asd
20th October 2024, 21:46
A great track for racing, but they NEED to freaking put some grass, gravel or whatever already outside the track limits!!
I hate this nonsense!!
Norris would’ve been slowed down on it, not have overtaken Verstappen, and those two could race on.
Patrick (@paeschli)
20th October 2024, 21:53
Yeah the racing would be completely different with proper grass on the outside of that corner.
Doh
20th October 2024, 22:01
Actually this battle may not have happened since max would have been passed by Carlos and landonon lap one.
I can understand why not, but at the same time Norris has to put his foot down. He shouldn’t have avoided the crash at turn 1. Ought to have kept his car on track. They would have crashed but maxs fault and penalty. Lesson at least part way learned for max but nope….
BLS (@brightlampshade)
20th October 2024, 21:47
An interesting race, but with a sour taste to the finish, which is entirely as expected unfortunately.
Kotrba
20th October 2024, 21:50
McLaren will appeal the penalty right?
Verstappen seemed to be all 4 wheels off the track as well. He did not make the corner.
drmouse (@drmouse)
20th October 2024, 21:57
That’s it for me, too. It looked to me like Max ran off the circuit, which would make it one of his signature moves which I was sure they had said was not going to be allowed. If he was ahead at the apex, it’s only because he braked too late and couldn’t keep it on the track on exit. Lando looked like he could have kept it on track if Max had left space for him, so it would have been forcing another driver off the track and, potentially, a penalty the other way.
This is all on the proviso that he didn’t keep a wheel in the limits. It didn’t look like it from the replays they showed. If he did and he was ahead at the apex, then it was legit, but it really didn’t look like it to me.
Doh
20th October 2024, 22:07
They have a fair case, in that verstappen did ye same on lap 1 and kept the position. To add another point, with running a driver off, Russel got a penalty
LosD (@losd)
20th October 2024, 22:11
I believe that an appeal requires new evidence.
Pretty sure all evidence were available, they just chose to ignore it.
drmouse (@drmouse)
20th October 2024, 22:52
Yeah, they can’t appeal it.
Nikos (@exeviolthor)
20th October 2024, 22:23
Appeals can only succeed if the team can find evidence that was not available to the stewards when they made their decision.
When a time penalty is applied then it has to be served during the first pit stop after the penalty was given. If a pit stop does not take place then the time is added in the end.
The reason that these penalties cannot be appealed is that it would be unfair to the drivers that happened to receive one before they did their pit stop.
They are considered to be equivalent to referee decisions in football which can never be appealed.
Owen Smart (@smartez)
20th October 2024, 21:50
Rate the Race: 7/10 – enjoyable
Rate the Stewards: 7/100 – laughable
Patrick (@paeschli)
20th October 2024, 21:54
Did not know how to rate this one at first but I ended up copying this.
Nick T.
20th October 2024, 22:10
They’ve been garbage many times this season. They showed zero common sense. Forcing a driver off and “passing off track” is a situation which either offset or penalties should be issued for both.
Nikos (@exeviolthor)
20th October 2024, 22:35
It can get worse I think. I mean I find it very likely they they will start giving penalties for track limits all through the night…
Nick T.
21st October 2024, 4:34
lol
But I agree we’ve seen seasons with worse stewarding and race directing. I think the race directing has improved markedly this season. They’ve stopped throwing red flags for gravel. However, the stewarding is at a strong C- this season. We’ve got drivers jumping starts with no penalty (Lando), Max flying all over the track in the braking zone in Austria (no penalty), an insane 20 second penalty for Alonso that broke with all precedent and which was issued by a steward who bitterly hates him, the China Alonso penalty, Lewis t-boning half the field in Miami at T-1 (no penalty), the penalty on Norris while Max gets no penalty for something 5 other drivers got penalized for today (especially ironic given how lenient they were again on lap 1) and so on.
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
21st October 2024, 0:43
Only 0.7 out of 10 – I would have gone further.
(Of course I realize that it was – I assume – a typo)
LosD (@losd)
20th October 2024, 21:59
7 for the race itself, but two points retracted for rediculous stewardship
theRealMax (@millionus)
20th October 2024, 22:05
Russell started from the pit lane, had a 5 second penalty and still beat Perez.!
Doh
20th October 2024, 22:08
Unjustified penalty untill max gets a penalty for running ladon off at the same corner!
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
21st October 2024, 10:28
That ‘n’ in Lando deserves a penalty for overtaking two other characters off track.
Doh
20th October 2024, 22:06
They have a fair case, in that verstappen did ye same on lap 1 and kept the position. To add another point, with running a driver off, Russel got a penalty
Nikos (@exeviolthor)
20th October 2024, 22:30
The first lap incident is not the same as if Verstappen had to be penalised for anything it would be for pushing another driver off the track rather than for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
I think that Verstappen escaped the penalty firstly because it was the first lap and secondly because his car did not leave the track (although it is very close and he may have and I cannot spot it).
In any case McLaren should have known that a penalty was coming as they had been giving them all day for such overtakes.
Doh
23rd October 2024, 8:25
Lap one with Carlos not Norris.
David BR (@david-br)
20th October 2024, 22:26
Just watched the incident carefully and Verstappen goes fully off track, which as per end of 2021 was judged a no-no (got to keep at least one wheel on track). So either Verstappen gets a penalty for forcing off track (as other drivers did) or the stewards take the milder option and just let Norris keep the place. But penalizing Norris doubles-down on the double standards.
Nikos (@exeviolthor)
20th October 2024, 22:32
This was not at all comparable to what took place in 2021. In 2021 it was like “crash me if you dare” whereas today they just outbraked themselves.
David BR (@david-br)
20th October 2024, 22:48
@exeviolthor I wasn’t comparing the incidents, I was talking about the race director’s instructions about staying on track if you’re on the inside and forcing another driver wide (introduced some time after Brazil 2021).
Nikos (@exeviolthor)
21st October 2024, 8:29
I remember the rule that you talk about, but apparently nowadays they check who is first on the apex.
In my opinion none of these make any sense.
The rules should be vague and the stewards be free to apply them whenever there is a dangerous or dirty driving involved.
For example Senna hitting Prost in Suzuka or Schumacher vs Villeneuve.
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
21st October 2024, 10:35
@exeviolthor The “being ahead at the apex” rule should be void if you are only ahead at the apex because you outbraked yourself and can’t make the corner. Otherwise it’s nonsensical – you can literally just ignore the corner and drive off track on corner exit as long as you are ‘ahead’ at the apex. If you void that part of the rule, then Lando was ‘ahead’, and Max attempted to overtake off-track, but failed as Lando rejoined ahead. Then you don’t need to apply any penalties or reverse the positions, you just race on with Lando now ahead as he was at corner entry. If Max had managed to stay on track, then Lando indeed ‘overtook off track’ and deserved a penalty.
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
21st October 2024, 1:10
To be honest I’d probably have to look back at the Norris penalty after a decent amount of time has passed. I have no doubt that my dislike for MV means what is arguably a borderline decision – supported by the fact that not all views here lie on one side of the fence – means I see it more from Mclaren’s point of view.
I was rather sickened by Max’s comment’s about not knowing it was okay to pass off the track. Like he hasn’t done it. I believe there was one, for example, where he was on the inside of Leclerc but admitted he ran of of grip which pushed them both wide and off the track. Whatever way you cut it he overtook of the track. Whilst I believe he got a penalty, he did not give the place back. So he played the system and did not adhere to the spirit of not overtaking off track.
My memory for specific examples is poor but I’ll eat my hat if there are not multiple others (he say’s whilst looking up recipe’s for chocolate Trilby cakes).
Nikos (@exeviolthor)
21st October 2024, 15:47
The only way to solve what you said is to impose stricter penalties.
In your example with Leclerc, if Max knew that he would have got a drive through then he would have given the place back.
Michael (@freelittlebirds)
21st October 2024, 4:05
There should be an option for a 0 at the race where F1 officially died.
Doh
23rd October 2024, 8:27
Would agree with you if it didn’t already happen three years ago
Phil Norman (@phil-f1-21)
21st October 2024, 12:19
7/10. Overall quite entertaining with all of the incidents. I suppose the best we can say is that the stewards were consistent with track limit penalties. They gave them out all day to incidents like the Max/Lando one.
I think it was incorrect. I mean where was Lando supposed to go? Max pushed him so wide.
A lot of these issues at this circuit, and others would be solved by more gravel/grass and less tarmac run-offs.
Pinak Ghosh (@pinakghosh)
21st October 2024, 17:00
6/10
If the Mercs would have been in the mix, the race would have been more interesting. A clash between championship protagonists is always welcome. But there was not much action for the lead. The midfield racing was solid though.