Wasn't it the last lap though? How else would they have got back to the pits (other than stopping them all dead and getting the safety car to take them back the other way or something)
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Wasn't it the last lap though? How else would they have got back to the pits (other than stopping them all dead and getting the safety car to take them back the other way or something)
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Decent enough race, enjoyed the varied strategy and quite a few midfield battles
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Carlos Sainz:
‘Not bad for a #2 driver’
Also see Alonso got 20s penalty and 3 penalty points - he did then brake-test Russell
And what caused Verstappens retirement? Wasn’t clear on highlights
‘Not bad for a #2 driver’
Also see Alonso got 20s penalty and 3 penalty points - he did then brake-test Russell
And what caused Verstappens retirement? Wasn’t clear on highlights
Max had massive brake failure on the rear - Disc exploded on his way into the pits
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That’s concerning (for them) given it was so early
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As a Scot I've never done that!!!
But no I didn't cheer when Max pulled off; I don't think I care enough about any of them to do that
In the circumstance I think a VSC was the right call; slows them down immediately; as you say there's no "stop on track" signal in F1 although a VSC quickly followed by Red might have been best
Caporegime
Not sure brake-test is accurate, but he did drive that corner in a highly erratic and unusual fashion according to the Steward's report. Russell was caught out and lost control.
Oh, they've decided to up the penalties this year, so 10s is the norm and 20s (i.e. a drive through) is only one step up.
According to him after the race, the right rear brake was locked on and so it steadily heated up until it caught fire. If that's true I'm not sure why they didn't bring him in earlier, I'd have thought it would have shown on telemetry? I'd assumed it was a blocked cooling duct but that doesn't seem to be the case (Ocon did have that problem later in the race, but they cleared it).
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Max said it was locked up pretty much from the lights going out. So it was just a matter of time before everything got too hot and gave up. I'm glad the break disk exploded on the way into the pits rather than driving past a pit crew though..
It's hard for us to get the perspective as TV spectators because we can see the cars have all slowed etc. But yeah for him it must have been awful. Knowing he's in the middle of the track, not knowing how visible to others etc. I'm sure he knows the danger he was in if they were too slow to flag and people were coming at him full speed. Sheesh.
Nice of his mechanic to calm him down by announcing the cars as they come up to him, confirming they are slow. wonder if that's part of the training or just what he thought of doing because George was bricking it.
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Looking more and more like Hamilton has made a smart decision for next year.
True, did seem like a near miss to me. As did the Russell situation but I agree that there wasn't a lot they could do to get cars past him. There was enough of a gap by the looks of it that they could manage the situation on vsc with an obvious crawl past.Max said it was locked up pretty much from the lights going out. So it was just a matter of time before everything got too hot and gave up. I'm glad the break disk exploded on the way into the pits rather than driving past a pit crew though..
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Yep no brake test but considerably slower than any other lap.
Drive through (20 seconds) given as was deemed intentional.
Revealed: Fernando Alonso's telemetry data that led to huge FIA penalty in Australia
The stewards at the Australian Grand Prix hit Fernando Alonso with penalty points and a time penalty for "potentially dangerous driving".
www.planetf1.com
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Would be kinda funny if Sainz finishes above Leclerc. Stick Sainz in that RB alongside Max...hmmm
Don't blame him for that reaction to be honest. Pretty scary being on your side in the middle of the track with your back to the oncoming cars after a blind corner like that.
Could have been really nasty if the race wasn't neutralised somehow immediately.
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Wow, no wonder he freaked out. That’s a terrible place to be in that position and with the weakest part of the car exposed.
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He wanted the red flag for the count back 
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Yep no brake test but considerably slower than any other lap.
Drive through (20 seconds) given as was deemed intentional.
Revealed: Fernando Alonso's telemetry data that led to huge FIA penalty in Australia
The stewards at the Australian Grand Prix hit Fernando Alonso with penalty points and a time penalty for "potentially dangerous driving".
I’m quite surprised by that penalty.
Potentially dangerous driving is a drive though/20 sec penalty. But actual dangerous driving (F3) is a 3 place grid drop, the same as given for impeding in qualifying.
I suppose at this point the inconsistency shouldn’t come as a surprise these days.
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