I can barely wait to learn what penalties are imposed to affect Australian results for otherwise inconsequential infractions. One wonders how much money FIA folks have riding on results..
Does anyone know how fast Alonso's actual pitstop was? In real time it seemed superfast--like sub-2 seconds.From what I heard the startboxes were made smaller recently and the Stewarts are much more strict now than they were last season ( someone on the internet told me so take it with caution)
Still it´s the responsibilty of the (highly payed) professional at the wheel to know how to line up and than do it correctly.
Alonso ****ed that up and so the penalty was in the rules and fair.
The second penalty was in a very big grey area because there was only a "best practice/gentleman´s agreement" that a jack touching the car would be considered "working on it" Especially grey as the front jack is used to position the car in it´s pit field and to keep it still ( no handbrake)
McLaren argued these facts and was ruled in the right, so the second penalty was overruled.
The protocolls were enacted correctly though the procedures were not, as the second penalty was not given on the grounds of a written rule ( which we can expect anytime soon)
On the other hand it´s exactly like this how rules evolve and grow with the day to day requirements of the sports.
My conclusion:
It all worked out in the end,
Was it embarrassing to stumble around like this in front of TV cameras? Hell Yeah.
absolutely, so maybe saving 1/4 second, for a net 4.75 second penalty.more time to adjust their positions perfectly
This is what infuriates me the most. You overspend, get slapped over the wrist and continue to dominate even more.All the while the RedBull Parade continues to make a farce of the salary cap breaches.
Flex-wing advantages were more Red Bull than Mercedes... but many teams take advantage of loopholes in rules until the thing is banned. It is not cheating when used before the legality is clarified.all the years mercedes took advantage of the party modes..in Qualy the flex wings...and what else did they have the tie system..the RB budget violation has been so small and rather inflated by the friends of sky sport.
the dominance is that they have built a very good car, which everyone is now trying to copy and Max Verstappen is a kind of Senna Schumacher.. I hope for some more competition though.
that said..it's still formula 1 and I think because of the penalty RB got they could have development problems in the second half of the season
mercedes just need to stop whining and build a better car they've had enough advantage in the 7 years the rules didn't change and LH looked better than he wasFlex-wing advantages were more Red Bull than Mercedes... but many teams take advantage of loopholes in rules until the thing is banned. It is not cheating when used before the legality is clarified.
The RedBull violation is significant and the FIA made announcements when introducing the budget caps that they would be strict...
The penalty on RedBull is pretty much a slap on the wrist and will have no effect other than the commentators trying to save face for the sport blabber on about it being a penalty... and Horner will continue to whine about it as if it makes a difference.