They all have free communication to the RD, they all can say what they like. The RD doesn’t have to listen or be influenced.
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2021 Formula 1 Season Thread
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They all have free communication to the RD, they all can say what they like. The RD doesn’t have to listen or be influenced.
A VSC freezes the field in their current spacing unlike an ASC, which bunches everyone up, so a VSC does not have anywhere near the impact an ASC does.
So Max needs to be a second a lap faster for the rest of the race to close and pass.
So Max needs to be a second a lap faster for the rest of the race to close and pass.
Sorry but no, that does not give them the right to try and influence safety car decisions to keep or gain an advantage. I've never heard anyone else tell the race director not to use a safety car! That's disgraceful desperation.
IMO, Toto was arguing in favor of a Virtual Safety Car over an Actual Safety Car, not arguing against any type of Safety Car. A VSO would help Lewis a fair bit more than an ASO, yes, but a VSO was also more than sufficient to protect the track workers removing the Alfa and by not bunching everyone up, it makes the restart safer for everyone, not just Lewis.
It’s a highly competitive sport and let’s not forget Masi allowed Red Bull to negotiate their penalty in the last race which we’ve never seen before. It can’t all be in favour of Red Bull all the time even if you want it to be
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And honestly, the VSO could have helped AMG more than RBR because if Lewis had pitted, Max would not and then Lewis would come out with a faster car on far fresher tires and easily would have hunted Max down and passed him.
It’s a highly competitive sport and let’s not forget Masi allowed Red Bull to negotiate their penalty in the last race which we’ve never seen before. It can’t all be in favour of Red Bull all the time even if you want it to be.
Apparently they regularly let the penalties be negotiated, we just never hear that radio chatter in TV. The sky presenters said do setting the impression it happens with all the teams.
The rules are a mess. Lewis is going to walk it cause of this track and the pace, but the rules of F1 are a complete joke, they chip and change each race, change for each driver it seems even. The race director sometimes does sometimes doesn't get involved, it's stupid now.
As Martin said in other years you'd be made to give positions back. Get clear penalties, but now no one knows. Don't go over the lines do go over them.
They seriously need to sort them out and have the same consistent stewards too.
12 seconds in 5 laps? Can’t see it without the tyres falling off the cliff. Can’t see any blisters.
SC now though.
SC now though.
Red Bull took a good gamble. If they get a couple of racing laps then Max has new tires, Lewis will be challenged. . .
Nah it'll be 1 lap if your lucky plus a million back markers Max will have to overtake.
What a dreadful way to decide a championship. I’m genuinely disgusted by it.
Congratulations to Max of course
Congratulations to Max of course