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There are plenty of valid reasons to dislike rosberg, but a lot of drivers have admitted to that. It’s not that big a deal, in the heat of the cockpit it evaporates if it isn’t absorbed by the race suit.
I was in my university’s automotive engineering club, and I don’t want to say much more other than I live close to an F1 track. Merc let us look at their car, and the drivers were in the garages at the time. Lewis was nice enough, took some photos, signed some stuff. Nico just couldn’t be arsed to even care that we existed, and actively told a classmate to fuck off.
If this was the 2016 season, then yeah it would make sense. Nico said himself that he hated how much of an asshole he had become trying to beat Lewis that year; hence why he retired immediately.
Met him as well, I must say I had a different experience. It was however when he was still at Williams.
Went to Budapest for the F1 weekend and saw him walking down the Main Street while drinking something with a buddy. Got up and approached him. He was super friendly and we had a talk for about 10 minutes after which his bodyguard took a picture of us together. I wished him all the best and a competitive car for the future.
I must say he was a champ on a human level that night. Maybe I caught him on a good day, maybe you caught him on a bad day, maybe he still hasn’t gotten over his rivalry with HAM and the stress that came with it.
Who knows. Could have been all of the above. Nicest drivers I’ve met though would be Yuki or Danny Ric. Rooting hard for both of them to get out of the AT shitbox.
Yeah might as well be all of the above. He doesn’t seem to be the down to earth nice guy I met in Budapest, whenever I see him on TV. Absolutely rooting for Danny and Yuki. Most of all I just want AT to improve to at least Aston Martin’s level…
Danny and Yuki were just so generous with their time and seemed like genuinely fantastic people, it’s hard not to root for them. I’m glad I had to learn Japanese, because I don’t think I’d have had nearly the conversation with Yuki that I did.
His options are either RB and Mercedes. Seats that are dependent on what happens with other drivers. Decisions about which won’t be made for awhile yet.
Or Audi which isn’t a top team, but seems to be the only one giving a long term deal. But that deal is only there till the end of the month.
Honestly feels like Sainz is playing a game of chicken against himself here.
And that is what i am trying to highlight through my question. The rule is enforced completely based on the transponder but if its malfunctioning then drivers will not be penalized as the the transponder has not picked up their jump start.
That the rule having no flexibility is stupid. It is obvious from the videos that Norris jumped the start but because the rules are based purely on the signals from the transponder, he has escaped punishment.
I am not saying lando should be punished. I am saying that the rule should be reviewed and updated for the future to handle cases technology cannot/ fails to handle.
Then you end up with unfeasible rulebooks that cover every minute detail. And then something unexpected pops in, because of course it always does.
The reality of it is - false starts are rare. A broken transponder is rare. Getting both are very unlikely, and ultimately on the ones making them instead of the team.
If he wasn’t out of the box before it starts and the transponder didn’t fire, does it matter if he moved a little? It worked out against him too since he had to re-start
That is not how the sport works though. Magnussen also had floor damage from his collision with Albon which fucked his race but he still got a penalty for his transgression.
These two incidents have no connection whatsoever, don’t compare them. The rules say that the transponder is the source of truth, and this is how this sport works.
But now people can try and abuse this to start rolling just before the lights go out while staying within the box. If timed well or controlled well, this could give a massive advantage at the start.
If there’s a problem, the FIA will change the rules. Why some people are so adamant on inventing problems that don’t exist lol. Norris didn’t get any advantage. On the contrary, he had to abandon the start and start again later than everyone around him.
Norris didn’t get any advantage. On the contrary, he had to abandon the start and start again later than everyone around him.
This is not an excuse to ignore a case where there is clear visual evidence of a car moving before lights out. His movement could have spooked other cars into moving which could have ruined their starts. You can see people making jump starts in response to other jump starts often in athletics especially in short races like 100m, etc.
Also it was not a case where he drifted just a few mm. He moved nearly half a wheel rotation in that false start and somehow the transponder either didn’t pick it or found it to be within limits. Either the way the transponder sensitivity has to be improved.
Most people are not upset that Norris didn’t get punished. Forethought is a good thing if there is a way to gain an advantage teams will do it, I wouldn’t be surprised if a few teams figure out how to game the sensor by the end of the week.
You are forgetting the Carlos Sainz las Vegas incident. Car damaged due to track issues (some cover sucked out), needed to replace several parts, went over limit in spare parts = grid penalty.
Stewards acknowlegd this was not his/Ferrari’s fault and thus had common sense, but the rulebook did not foresee any exceptions for this scenario. So they felt obligated to apply the rulebook.
This is a case where they also literally apply the rules.
Personally I don’t really have an issue with the cars fueling as it is now. They’re extremely efficient already; the ‘show’ is what accounts for the vast majority of the consumption of the sport.
Think flying cars and parts back to the UK and Italy after every race, moving the crew, hospitality and pit lane equipment between races.
Going e.g. fully electric would have huge impact to the sport, since cars will no longer change weight during the race. Formula E has tried to tackle these issues with sustainable tyres and no pit stops. I don’t personally see how all electric f1 would differentiate itself from FE as it is now.
With the race neutralised under the Safety Car, Hamilton decided to cut back to the pitlane by crossing the track directly on foot in order to reach the correct side of the tarmac.
But, with the race ongoing, this was an alleged breach of Article 26.7 (b) of F1’s Sporting Regulations – and Hamilton was duly found in breach.
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