Race #10, Australia: Post-Race Checks

[David Dominguez]

Not many times you will find a car coming into you from one side off the track, and another one on the other side...

 

[David Dominguez]

So in this case I would be allowed, to crash with zaharov at the left to avoid the car in front of me without getting a penalty? good to know ;-)

It's not about if you are allowed or not, the thing is about the intentionality of the manouver, penalizing someone who unfortunately had a contact due to a late evasive move to avoid a car that comes off the track is just sick.

 

[Georg Winter]

But where is the point to avoid one car to just drive into another?
And common, which accident is really intentional? If someone make a intentional accident, he deserve at least a race ban...

 

[David Dominguez]

But where is the point to avoid one car to just drive into another?
And common, which accident is really intentional? If someone make a intentional accident, he deserve at least a race ban...

If you brake late into a corner and you hit a driver, that is intentional (not the outcome but the fact that you decide yourself to brake late). But in this case his line change is not intentional, it is as a consecuence of having another driver coming off the track who is about to invade his racing line in a matter of tenths of a second...

 

[Georg Winter]

Ya I understand, but in this case, I personally would try to get as near to Dunkel at the right as possible without touching him and only concentrate on Dunkel and trust Simon, that he will not get more into his racing line.
Its the same in public traffic. If you try to avoid a animal-vehicle crash by doing a evasive steering move and hit another car at this move, its always your fault.
I see no problem to just slow down in this case or even brake a bit to get sure, simon will not cut torres` racing line

 

[David Dominguez]

Ya I understand, but in this case, I personally would try to get as near to Dunkel at the right as possible without touching him and only concentrate on Dunkel and trust Simon, that he will not get more into his racing line.

You don't have time there to judge where the other car is, probably not even possible to see where he is in that moment due to the cockpit view limitations. We are talking about quick reactions/decisions within tenths of a second.

 

[Georg Winter]

but isnt exactly this quick reaction/decision the skill, what makes a good racing driver?

 

[David Dominguez]

If Alvaro is a good racing driver or not is totally irrelevant here.

 

[Georg Winter]

"
Average Reaction Times

The typical reaction time is around .2 to .3 seconds. Audio reaction time is generally 3 to 5 hundredths of a second faster. Someone like a world class sprinter might have a reaction time closer to .1 second. Someone with turtle like reflexes may have a reaction time closer to .4 seconds."

 

[Victor Ivanov]

Actually turtles have one of the fastest reaction time in the world. You mess up speed with reaction time

 

[Kris Cobb]

Penalties have been adjusted.

 

[Chris de Jong]

Penalties have been adjusted.