MazdaChris

@fer-no65 I was thinking the same thing, and this also applies I think to having a cracked visor. Any safety element which is compromised should have to be resolved immediately. This sets an awful precedent.

Always good to see the Hulk on the grid. He’s a driver who I’ve always felt has never been given the opportunities that his talent deserves. Though of course disappointed for Vettel and hope he’s not suffering too […]

It’ll be really interesting to see how things develop for this pairing over the year, and I think the relative comptetitiveness of the Mercedes is going to be a big factor. We haven’t seen Hamilton really being […]

Certainly didn’t disappoint. Other than the aero which I assume is meant to give an aggressive downwash to seal the floor, there’s some very interesting geometry there with the angle of the front wishbones.

@freelittlebirds

I’m interested in your definition here of fairness to be honest. I totally agree that what happened was unfair. However I’d say that any remedy for this should be one which seeks to restore fai […]

@freelittlebirds

You should probably have a read through the sporting regulations because I think you’ll find them to be a lot more procedural in nature than what you’re describing here. It’s concerned with […]

@hannesch

You have to look at the whole wording of Article 48.12 as that basically lays out a sequence of events. Here’s the wording in full:

If the clerk of the course considers it safe to do so, and the […]

@hotbottoms

I agree, the most likely outcome would be a settlement between the FIA and Mercedes. Any amendment to the race/championship result would create even more unfairness than already exists, and would […]

@freelittlebirds

I’ve seen you claim this in a number of different comments and to be honest I really think you’re misinterpreting something, or clutching wildly at straws with this. Could you please indicate […]

The sporting regulations don’t require lapped cars to ‘unlap themselves’;

” any cars that have been lapped by the leader will be required to pass the cars on the lead lap and the safety
car.”

The regulation […]

I don’t think it’s outside the realms of possibility that Mercedes could win a legal case but the result could stand, with the FIA paying damages as a remedy. I don’t see how there could be any real justification […]

I see what you’re saying but the objective of completing the race under a green flag could have been achieved without deviating from normal procedure, by simply restarting the race without removing any of the lapped cars.

I’ve gone into details on my opions on this on another post, so I won’t repeat, except to say I fall into the ‘strongly disagree’ camp. I feel as though the race director deviated from the normal procedures […]

It’s a 1 from me. I thought the previous race was a total farce but this really takes the biscuit. The race direction this year has been absolutely terrible, with a completely inconsistent approach to penalties […]

Yeah that’s what I mean about it being a miscommunication. I don’t think that Verstappen made it clear that he was allowing Hamilton past, or where he was likely to go on the track. I can understand why Ham […]

Verstappen might be better served by reflecting a little on why he seems to be getting penalties every other race. Perhaps he could consider learning how to defend and overtake without crashing or running other […]

Really strange incident for me. I can’t believe that either driver wanted to have a crash, and it seems like a bit of a miscommunication. I don’t see, other than the DRS detection line, why Hamilton didn’t just […]

A 1 from me, and that’s only because there’s no option for a zero. Was is entertaining, thrilling, yeah sure. But it was an absolute farce from start to finish. Terrible circuit in an horrendous country, awful […]

“There’s this massive loophole and we’re very excited to exploit it!” said absolutely nobody to the press ever.