You can't speak for everyone. As a Hamilton fan I'd feel the same way if he had done it. 'Slow down and be prepared to stop' is just not lifting for half a second. I want F1 to have clear, concise rules, but it's just a tombola at the moment.
Hungarian Grand Prix 2016, Budapest - Race 11/21
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You can't speak for everyone. As a Hamilton fan I'd feel the same way if he had done it. 'Slow down and be prepared to stop' is just not lifting for half a second. I want F1 to have clear, concise rules, but it's just a tombola at the moment.
That is quite the sweeping statement isn't it...
I am not affiliated with any one driver and I would like to see any of them penalized for the same thing.
Ugh, I did wonder why they didn't mention it. Makes sense though
DiResta showing Rosberg's *ahem* 'lift' in a couple of ways.
Double waved yellows - Reduce your speed significantly. Be prepared to stop. Did neither. How the utter hell does he keep getting away with this crap? He must have photos of the stewards doing... well... each other...
The bit that condemned him for me was after the left turn, he got hard on the throttle again while the double waved yellows were still out.
Seriously need to start enforcing the damn rules FIA... Track limits, yellow flags.
Double waved yellows - Reduce your speed significantly. Be prepared to stop. Did neither. How the utter hell does he keep getting away with this crap? He must have photos of the stewards doing... well... each other...
The bit that condemned him for me was after the left turn, he got hard on the throttle again while the double waved yellows were still out.
Seriously need to start enforcing the damn rules FIA... Track limits, yellow flags.
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Worst thing for me is that this incident gives other drivers more reason to ignore yellow. Why slow down when you could get a free pole position?
So with this new radio rule if you want to give your driver instructions on car settings you must call them through the pit lane.
But does that also mean that you are free to give your driver more information during a normal routine stop?
If so, that actually seems very sensible, and I've seen it suggested by some journalists a few times. Basically little to no chat while on track, but full chat allowed in the pits. The "drivers must drive the car alone and unaided" rule falls to the way side in the pits anyway, as the speed is limited artificially, and the drivers don't get out and change their own tyres and wing settings. So allowing full radio conversation in the pits seems entirely logical.
Assuming, that is, that the FIA aren't going to try and separate out scheduled stops from unscheduled ones, which will be a nightmare.
But does that also mean that you are free to give your driver more information during a normal routine stop?
If so, that actually seems very sensible, and I've seen it suggested by some journalists a few times. Basically little to no chat while on track, but full chat allowed in the pits. The "drivers must drive the car alone and unaided" rule falls to the way side in the pits anyway, as the speed is limited artificially, and the drivers don't get out and change their own tyres and wing settings. So allowing full radio conversation in the pits seems entirely logical.
Assuming, that is, that the FIA aren't going to try and separate out scheduled stops from unscheduled ones, which will be a nightmare.
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After Bianchi you'd think if there was any rule in the world they would enforce with a rod of iron it would be slowing sufficiently under yellow flags, the fact that not only are they not enforcing it but are wilfully letting people benefit from it is beyond belief really.
As this_is_gav has said, this is actually a very consistent rule. They consistently don't enforce it.
Yup. Purple middle sector while double waved yellows were out for 2 corners (turns 8 and 9)
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Yes. He was second behind Hamilton after the first runs.
But as said purple sectors don't matter any more, and haven't for at least a couple of years now (since the timing loops for the live gaps were introduced).