FIA only instructed RBR during the race because they saw something that was out of order. If RBR would've listened in time, no penalty.
FIA doesn't instruct teams how to run their race, that's not the case at all. Monitoring new the complex systems that has most of the magic happening at software level, that leaves a LOT of ways to cheat. It is similar to monitoring that teams respect white line rules, pitstop speed limit and both compounds are used during the race. They warn teams if someone is consistently cutting corners during the race. They could just do it all after the race, if that's what you want. Knowing that team x will receive a penalty and keeping that as a secret when there is still time to fix the issue. If something, teams should be greatfull for the instant feedback, the other choice is to hand out harsh penalties. The latter is worse, if you can correct the problematic behavior that breaks the rules in time, all parties then know what are the actual limits. Doing it later just leads to lawyers and courts and nothing is learned, teams would still be in the dark of just how much is tolerated. An example: driving lessons online, the difference is just out of this world when comparing to offline tutoring via videos and chat.. When the teacher can comment at the second you do something wrong, you understand the lesson in a totally another level.
Am i really the only one that wants stricter rules with clear definitions? Like this nose fiasco. Just say what is and what is not allowed, that all "x mm / y mm cross shape blaa blaa" simply does not work (i read the actual thing and played with the dimensoins and shapes for a while in 3D, it was clear after just ten minutes that it was a rubbish rule that leads to steps in shape, while it would've been so easy to just demand straight lines connecting the cross-sections as a bare minimum). I know they leave the rules a bit open not to stifle innovation but every team could've made their car work with more uniform low nose, if something, that would've cut costs. That was a major part of the new rule, to get rid of ugly noses.. And they got somehow even worse.
It is odd that more years you spend in this earth, good set of regulations are starting to make more and more sense and almost everything that isn't given some boundaries, fail.. Old rebel is getting old, i think
FIA doesn't instruct teams how to run their race, that's not the case at all. Monitoring new the complex systems that has most of the magic happening at software level, that leaves a LOT of ways to cheat. It is similar to monitoring that teams respect white line rules, pitstop speed limit and both compounds are used during the race. They warn teams if someone is consistently cutting corners during the race. They could just do it all after the race, if that's what you want. Knowing that team x will receive a penalty and keeping that as a secret when there is still time to fix the issue. If something, teams should be greatfull for the instant feedback, the other choice is to hand out harsh penalties. The latter is worse, if you can correct the problematic behavior that breaks the rules in time, all parties then know what are the actual limits. Doing it later just leads to lawyers and courts and nothing is learned, teams would still be in the dark of just how much is tolerated. An example: driving lessons online, the difference is just out of this world when comparing to offline tutoring via videos and chat.. When the teacher can comment at the second you do something wrong, you understand the lesson in a totally another level.
Am i really the only one that wants stricter rules with clear definitions? Like this nose fiasco. Just say what is and what is not allowed, that all "x mm / y mm cross shape blaa blaa" simply does not work (i read the actual thing and played with the dimensoins and shapes for a while in 3D, it was clear after just ten minutes that it was a rubbish rule that leads to steps in shape, while it would've been so easy to just demand straight lines connecting the cross-sections as a bare minimum). I know they leave the rules a bit open not to stifle innovation but every team could've made their car work with more uniform low nose, if something, that would've cut costs. That was a major part of the new rule, to get rid of ugly noses.. And they got somehow even worse.
It is odd that more years you spend in this earth, good set of regulations are starting to make more and more sense and almost everything that isn't given some boundaries, fail.. Old rebel is getting old, i think
