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@robbie I hope you’re right. I still think it would make a lot more sense to use an objective definition to avoid doubt and confusion later.

However, I still think “any point after the lights” was a perfectly […]

@robbie

OK, I can see your point. Drivers and stewards this year will likely know what it means.

However, that doesn’t stop it being vague in future years. A new driver won’t have been involved in these […]

@robbie

It is still vague. You don’t know if you can do a practice start 10m from the lights, or 20m, or if you have to be within a car length. In a sport which judges things by the millimetre and millisecond, […]

@jerejj

“The wording was clear for everyone else” that the steering wheel was only for steering, not altering the toe, before DAS. There have been many times when “wording was clear for everyone else”, but one […]

@robbie
I think you are the one making assumptions that more has been communicated to the drivers than has been shared in this regard, especially if you are referring to last year. It would be expected that, if […]

@jerejj

I assume you are not involved in writing or interpreting technical (or legal) documentation. If you write a spec for a consultancy which says “This must be released after the upgrade to v5.1”, the […]

I completely agree. Use markers and distances to define the area and there can be no argument. Even “immediately after” is open to interpretation. What happens when a steward decides that performing the start from […]

@jerejj
I strongly disagree. Language used in rules should be clear and precise. After doesn’t specify any constraint on how far after. It is not precise, and not obvious, especially in a technical sport where […]

Urgh, this is stupid. For a sport which involves many technical rules, they love adding vague language. That’s what caused the problem last year (“after the pit exit lights” can mean anywhere from the pit exit […]

Yep, if you look at some of the other drivers, their heads stick up noticeably more in the cockpit than Hamilton’s. If Hamilton’s head was hit by Verstappen’s wheel, which appears to be the case, it would have […]

They only want to “showcase and advertise” if that advertisement is going to be positive. Look at RB/Renault and McLaren/Honda: Those relationships did nothing to enhance the reputation of either brand, mainly due […]

Ignoring a penalty deserves a black flag. No question,
Ignoring a black flag deserves at least a couple of race bans. No question. At all.

I can’t disagree. One of the first things any driver is told in any […]

@José Silva
Yep, I’m aware that I’m speaking of my own interpretation. I do feel it is consistent with the way the stewards have handled these matters, but nobody outside a select group within the sport has seen […]

@maddme

I can’t disagree. I think in any other year it would have been considered a racing incident, as would several other incidents this year. I think penalising Max here, though, was consistent with the rest […]

@aapje The same rules can’t apply because chicanes are significantly different to 2 corners separated by several hundred yards or more of tarmac. There is no separate braking zone, no “exit” of the first half or […]

I agree with you though that a format like this would only work on the day after the incident occurred

I’m not sure I agree. For instance, I try to wait until at least the day after the race before I vote in […]

But not only the “waste” can be used to make ethanol, that’s just the most ethical way to make it. If sugar cane prices increase because of this, which they will, then it will become more profitable to deforest […]

@aapje Yes, braking later is. However, you brake before turning in, not after. By the time you turn in, you have normally finished braking. By that point your car will be substantially alongside your opponent, […]

@aapje

That’s not the same as intentionally trying to make the other driver crash, which was your accusation.

In that case Toto’s accusation of a “tactical foul” is also not an accusation of a purposeful c […]

@balue I’m going to stop right here. While I strongly disagree and could argue the point, it is fairly clear that nothing I say will make a difference to your opinion. Have a pleasant day :)