United States Grand Prix 2015, Austin - Race 16/19

MooMoo444 · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:56

Good news for Hamilton, the gap Rosberg has built has just been voided

Junglist · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:57

Safety car. Ooh, this will make it race again

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:57

Staying out?
Seems an odd call.

Vertigo · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:57

What on earth is a SC required for?! Push it off under double waved yellows.

MooMoo444 · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:57

Has Vettel just won this race?

UTmaniac · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:58

Will Vettel's gamble pay off? Pits under SC for prime tyres, could go to end on those.

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:59

MooMoo444 said:
Has Vettel just won this race?

It seems like a very good gamble for him. Surprised merc didn't pit.

Joe! · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:59

Shaping up to be a nice last half of the race.

Disappointed with the SC but I was in Hungary too, we shall see.

Flibster · 25 Oct 2015 at 19:59

Ooooh... someone's took a swipe to the bollards. :eek:

Flibster · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:00

Vertigo1 said:
What on earth is a SC required for?! Push it off under double waved yellows.

Many people and vehicle on track. Can't push it, the button to force the gearbox into neutral doesn't seem to have worked.

smr · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:03

deuse said:
YES..go backwards

Plot twist. He went forwards

Flibster · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:03

And now the lapped drivers can overtake... that's another 2 or 3 laps.

SPARC · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:03

why do they need to take the car down the track like that, just pop it over the fence ??

Vertigo · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:04

Will Alonso be able to stay ahead of the SC?

smr · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:04

If hamilton regains lead then we have another safety car i think nico will win

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:05

SPARC said:
why do they need to take the car down the track like that, just pop it over the fence ??

Maybe so they don't leave a tractor on track.

Vertigo · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:05

SPARC said:
why do they need to take the car down the track like that, just pop it over the fence ??

Well the tractor has to leave the track somewhere so it may as well take the car with it.

Did take a shocking amount of time to retrieve it though, was a good two or three minutes after the tractor arrived before it even lifted the car up.

Junglist · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:05

If Nico wins with Lewis second does Lewis need to win with rosberg coming third next week?

Flibster · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:05

SPARC said:
why do they need to take the car down the track like that, just pop it over the fence ??

Still have to run the crane down the track, so why not hook up the car, drave down the track rather than hooking it up, lifting it over, unhooking it and the driving down the track.

UTmaniac · 25 Oct 2015 at 20:06

How many laps of SC, to move a car?