Poll: Official 2023 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread - Albert Park, Melbourne - Race 3/23

[mjt]

5s penalty for sainz!

So he finishes last. Nice.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Wow Sainz will be miles back now!

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Turn 1 incident involving Alonso and Sainz noted - Causing a collision

FIA Stewards - Turn 1 incident involving Alonso and Sainz under investigation - Causing a collision

FIA Stewards - 5 second time penalty for Sainz - Causing a Collision


What a ***********!

 

[chrismscotland]

I hope Alpine and Ferrari aren't on the same plane going home

 

[Mr Jack]

Absurd penalty.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I've given it a 4 for the earlier part of it, but the end has been embarrassing.

 

[booyaka]

5s penalty for sainz!

Could be entertaining here - literally cars piled up behind him on the finish line

 

[Trusty]

lol..this is mental

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Turn 2 incident involving Gasly and Ocon noted - Causing a collision

FIA Stewards - Turn 2 incident involving Gasly and Ocon under investigation - Causing a collision

 

[chrismscotland]

I don't actually understand how Sainz can get a penalty for an incident that effectively "never happened" now that Alonso was put back into 3rd

 

[booyaka]

Excited for this finish suddenly - Can't wait for the nonsense behind Carlos here....

 

[Flibster]

Ted is right. Why not use the - The race will not resume.

We've seen it many times before. Why restart the race if there's no racing?

 

[booyaka]

I don't actually understand how Sainz can get a penalty for an incident that effectively "never happened" now that Alonso was put back into 3rd

indeed

 

[Journey]

What a face palm moment, why give a 5 sec penalty.

 

[el_dazza]

Sainz almost in tears there!

 

[Stumble Bum]

Deserved penalty.

 

[booyaka]

Will be another 4 hours after the race before official results are given now - Ferrari appeal etc

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Sainz should just crash the thing and red flag it.

 

[Trusty]

Just get on with it, getting ridiculous

 

[Mr Jack]

Ted is right. Why not use the - The race will not resume.

I don't think they can. They must fulfil the race distance if possible. Race will not resume has only been used when the track conditions don't allow it.