If Ferrari hadn't imploded in reliability and strategy midway through this season Leclerc would be either leading, or very close in the championship.
Agreed. I'd like to see a true 3 way team battle at the top but that might be asking a lot.
If the car in front deliberately slams the brakes on and you overshoot is it really that clear cut?
I'd agree with this - whilst I get that drivers want to keep everything warm while sat under a VSC/SC, it's supposed to be a constant lap delta, not rapid acceleration followed by harsh breaking to maintain the delta. It's almost akin to slowing down when you see a speed camera.
Is F1 actually broken though? I enjoyed the race - I thought there was quite a lot of action - would Hamilton have got past Sainz if he hadn't crashed? Would Russell's tyres have come good had there not been so many incidents? Could Leclerc have caught Perez again if there weren't so many incidents.
Why should stops be banned under VSC/SC? Yes it's a gamble, but that's why the top teams have the top strategists to make the call - they know the risks of SC/VSC especially on circuits like Singapore. Sometimes people win because of Safety cars, sometimes they lose. Take it away and the sport will be even more boring,
The only way you stop huge advantages is to make it a spec series, which removes yet another variable that makes it interesting. Nobody complained when Mercedes had such a huge advantage, but suddenly when Red Bull do, it's a different story.
Not really. Max had no business being right up Lando's rear under VSC conditions. That's the reason why it looked dangerous. You can't follow someone that closely and call "brake check" when he slows (for the corner). This wasn't racing conditions, Max was trying it on as he always does.
As above. I don't have time to hunt down the rulebook but I'd be interested to know what the rules are around car distancing under VSC.
The rule is really simple, the distance should be maintained. Max was within half a second when the VSC started.
Max seems to get away with more than others drivers..
I know that part of the VSC rules but surely there is some consideration to maintaining a safe distance when not under race conditions. I can't imagine the rules allow for two cars side-by-side when the VSC is called - to trundle around the circuit next to each other under the VSC?
It's similar but at least they both looks to be maintaining a steady speed (both of them a lot slower) and not weaving about etc. He certainly doesn't look like he's seeking an advantage like Max was. I don't understand why Lando and Verstappen were going so much quicker in any case.
Oh god, are you still crying about Abu Dhabi.
Blimey, those rosy eyed glasses are very effective. Lewis was onto the radio seconds later complaining that Carlos brake checked him.I know that part of the VSC rules but surely there is some consideration to maintaining a safe distance when not under race conditions. I can't imagine the rules allow for two cars side-by-side when the VSC is called - to trundle around the circuit next to each other under the VSC?
It's similar but at least they both looks to be maintaining a steady speed (both of them a lot slower) and not weaving about etc. He certainly doesn't look like he's seeking an advantage like Max was. I don't understand why Lando and Verstappen were going so much quicker in any case.
Should the VSC be for a minimum of one lap, and only stopped when the leader crosses the start/finish line of the next lap after the reason for the caution is cleared? At least that will be more consistent and no one should lose out. Everyone knows when racing will resume.
We talked about this before and the main criticism was that it is too dangerous to suddenly cut to a limiter and could damage engines etc, or cause a shift in car balance so severe so as to cause accident. I'm not sure how you could instantaneously apply it to ALL cars at any point on a circuit. Still thinking...
Yeah to be fair, even if there was an instant track wide limiter application of ANY sort, there would still be some minor winners and losers. Think of some of the tracks with very, very slow 1st/2nd gear hair pins; if someone enters one of those just as the limiter kicked in, they may still be well under the limiter speed and are able to accelerate UP TO the limiter. The other extreme would be someone on the main straight who only see's their speed cut. But then...when they come round to the same hair pin I guess they would make the speed back up? It's too much for my brain to work out.
There's enough money in F1 for some boffin to make something better surely? 
