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They managed to get 2.8 litres of fuel out so it isn't that.
Poll: Official 2024 Belgian Grand Prix Race Thread - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Race 14/24
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Commissario
Ouch, that’d be a shame. I wonder how much of that is not doing a cool down lap and not being able to pick up enough marbles.
Caporegime
Maybe George didn't pick up enough on the in lap? They weren't expecting this strategy so didn't think about it?
Associate
Didn’t pick enough marbles?
Trouble is at Belgium you don’t get chance - you’re straight down pit straight backwards because of the length of the circuit
Apparently it’s ’only’ 1.5kg
Soldato
Seems quite a lot to me, Toto will not be happy.
Soldato
We know that, but they weight the car after a minimum of 1 litre is taken, and 1litre is 1Kg, so he was still 500g off.
My small brain saw Russell and Mercedes in the post above and then went on an adventure i guess..
Lando was his usual self today making more and more mistakes - I seriously don't get the hype with him. Granted he's super quick but in terms of consistency he's absolutely nowhere near the level of a 'potential WDC' that is brandished with him constantly.
Soldato
Yeah that's a slam dunk disqualification. That's gutting for him.
Rules are rules unfortunately
Commissario
Can’t see it. It’s very black and white, it’s either underweight or it isn’t. And if it is, he’s getting disqualified. Shame.
Caporegime
Huh. Didn't know that.
Norris is still young. Only got his first win this season. Consistency will come. Trouble is, all that is even more true of his teammate.
Soldato
Yes , not sure what they could argue here.
The car has to make minimum weight with no fuel in it. It cannot be used as ballast.
And 1ltr of fuel doesn't weigh 1kg, unless they are running the engine on water.
Soldato
Which is what I said, and ok 750g it was just providing context.
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interesting that they took 2.8 Litres when they're only required to provide 1 litre.. might be a route for appealing if they do DSQ Russell
Associate
I think they took 2.8 litres as when they removed the standard 1 litre at the end the car was exactly on the 798.0kg weight limit. When taking out the extra 1.8 litres it was then 1.5kg under.
Car was at the minimum weight limit with the 2.8ltrs still in the tank. Once that was removed the car was underweight. Fuel cannot be used as ballast so it has to meet the regs with an empty fuel tank,
Commissario
Nope, the car has to be weighed without fuel as fuel isn’t ballast.