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

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Just get on with it, getting ridiculous

It was ridiculous 30 minutes ago. It was ridiculous before that even.

 

[booyaka]

So to get this right - 30+ minutes after the red flag - we are getting a lap behind the safety car.... To "decide" this race...

Complete nonsense...

 

[Trusty]

It was ridiculous 30 minutes ago. It was ridiculous before that even.

Yes...wrong words. More ridiculous

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Lol Sainz barrelling into another driver then crying about the penalty. Give me a break.

 

[Flibster]

Sainz pit radio - We have 5 seconds penalty.

Sainz - No. It cannot be. Will be out of the points. No. No. It's unacceptable. Tell them it is unacceptable. They need to wait until the race is finished and discuss with me.

Pit - Copy.

Sainz - No. Please. Ask them please. Please please please please. To wait. To wait and discuss with me. They.. clearly the penalty is too severe.

 

[SDK^]

Saint to do an emergency stop before the line

 

[PikeyPriest]

Yea, no penalty for Sainz for me. If he had ended Alonso’s race or gained an advantage then it would be deserved. There was no significant lapse in driving to warrant the punishment when there is no lasting advantage.

 

[SDK^]

Sainz pit radio - We have 5 seconds penalty.

Sainz - No. It cannot be. Will be out of the points. No. No. It's unacceptable. Tell them it is unacceptable. They need to wait until the race is finished and discuss with me.

Pit - Copy.

Sainz - No. Please. Ask them please. Please please please please. To wait. To wait and discuss with me. They.. clearly the penalty is too severe.

You could literally see the moment they informed Sainz on the TV - he was sat chilled in the car, then ”Noooooo”

 

[Flibster]

If Sainz takes out Alonso again, will it count?

 

[Mr Jack]

Tsunoda gets a point!

 

[utajoker]

Well that was a crap end

 

[el_dazza]

Hulk stops on track

This has just been the messiest race.

 

[Flibster]

Looks like Alpine may get to run their reserve driver next race. If Gasly gets 2 penalty points he's achieved the 12 and will get a race ban.

 

[Journey]

Just checking, this is April 2nd, not 1st and this is all a big F1 fool?

 

[Psycho Ned]

that would have been the most Hulk thing ever if he’d broke down on the actual lap

 

[Flibster]

Did Hulkenberg break down or just go... Sod it...?

 

[Mr Jack]

Rated it a 4. Fun start, boring middle. Chaotic end. Docked a point for stupid reset rule, and another point for stupid penalty for Sainz.

 

[PikeyPriest]

Looks like Alpine may get to run their reserve driver next race. If Gasly gets 2 penalty points he's achieved the 12 and will get a race ban.

When was the last ban for 12 penalty points? I can’t think of one.

 

[Skyboat]

Voted a 5. Boring middle stint only made up with the chaos at the end.

 

[utajoker]

Would have been a decent race if you take max out. Was very close all down the field.

Red bull engine must be a cheat engine and be illegal to be that fast, must be investigated. /sarcasm