Kyle

F1’s sporting regulations state: “A Competition which is cancelled with less than three months’ written notice to the FIA will not be considered for inclusion in the following year’s championship unless the FIA […]

I guess the key phrase here is [if] “…the Cost Cap Administration allow it.”

There is no obligation on them to do so and as such teams cannot rely on it as an automatic get out of jail free(ish) card.

@bernasaurus

Had to re-read that myself, the meaning intended is that:
Eight drivers have won their first two championships back-to-back
Only three others have successfully defended a title (having not […]

No, there are specific separate provisions for what happens if the chequered flag appears when it is not supposed to (under other regulations). These have been invoked before and usually result in a one-lap count back.

I agree. Thanks for the breakdown.

Personally I don’t believe the rules say that at all, but it does appear to be today’s interpretation. The relevant clause is Article 5.4, taken with clause b), but to my mind all that does is change the time […]

Re: Michael

That’s quite an imaginative reading of clause b).

All I took from clause b) is that in the event of a race suspension, replace the number 2 in the above article 5.4 with either (the lesser of) 2 […]

It’s not a given that the FIA would disapply Leclerc’s penalty, but if the result were to be taken from lap 27, it would be a logical step to ignore an incident on lap 28.

This direct quote from Article 5.4 of the Sporting Regs suggests it is 3 hours plus 1 lap.

…However, should two hours elapse before the scheduled race distance is completed, the leader will be shown the e […]

@seth-space apologies wrong tag. See above.

@sethje
There’s another lap after the lap on which time expires. Direct quote from Article 5.4 of the Sporting Regs:

…However, should two hours elapse before the scheduled race distance is completed, the […]

@baleux

If you do the maths, Max could not have started his final lap after 3 hours had elapsed, so it should not have been his final lap.

In previous situations where the chequered flag was incorrectly shown […]

I believe it was! Max crossed the line to start what was declared the final lap just before the 3 hours were up.

Max’s race time: 3h 01m 44.004s
Zhou’s race fastest lap: 1m 44.411s
Even if Max had matched the […]

Your chronology is wrong, though. The order of events was in fact, Max crossed the line, the clock hit 0, then the final lap was (perhaps incorrectly) declared.

How do we know? With the below:
Max’s race time: […]

Not sure if it’s an error on the FIA’s part, but if you read the decision document (number 65) it does in fact state that Hamilton was guilty of the offence. It just declines to take any further action, which is […]

Do you remember how Daniel was doing great in the Renault in the final races of 2020 and then immediately “sucked” (to take your phrase) in the McLaren from race 1 2021? Sometimes, driver-team combinations just […]

I think your conclusion is the only logical one. The question is whether Daniel’s situation is already quietly resolved, or whether they were planning to sort that out later.

Yes, the unilateral decision to go ahead and announce without confirmation from the driver smacks of wanting to appear in control of events, an impression not in place over the past 36 hours. Ironically, they now […]

I have some sympathy to this – I call it the “football” argument because it’s how a football match would be refereed – Russell was “fouled” first so it’s his free kick, regardless of the fact that he “fouled” […]

Car 44 is on the track now, so either the Technical Delegate has “confirmed to the Competitor that he is
satisfied it has been fully and correctly completed”, or Mercedes are technically in breach of this regulation.