I'm more disappointed with the sport that i have invested in for years than angry at the result
Max did nothing wrong by winning and lewis was comprimised by the Race Directors dodgy call at the end
the fact this happened on the greatest spetical the sport has produced since disappearing behind a paywall at the start of the hybrid ear
meaning i think neutral fans will see no point in watching next season because the race director can make up the rules as he goes along
What sources? Which rule gives the Race Director the discretion to do what he did. At most, 48.12 gives the discretion to keep the safety car out if it's still necessary - nothing relevant to what happened.Two different sources. Your sport needs to sort it's wording out though. And not put so much power in one man's hands!
So, take your barely concealed bigotry against him and shove it up your arse, fucking off as you do so.
Fuck you you fucking snot goblin.
What sources? Which rule gives the Race Director the discretion to do what he did. At most, 48.12 gives the discretion to keep the safety car out if it's still necessary - nothing relevant to what happened.
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It is controversial. The rules were ignored, which handed the victory to a different driver.you know even the f1 offical website is calling it a controversal result
What sources? Which rule gives the Race Director the discretion to do what he did. At most, 48.12 gives the discretion to keep the safety car out if it's still necessary - nothing relevant to what happened.
On the speedy exit of the safety car, the stewards noted: “The race director also stated that it had long been agreed by all the teams that where possible it was highly desirable for the race to end in a ‘green’ condition.”
Please do. I had a quick look, but found nothing that could reasonably be interpreted as giving the Race Director unfettered discretion to ignore rules.
Article 15.3 allows the Race Director to control the use of the safety car, which in our determination includes its deployment and withdrawal
That's the Race Director excusing himself; not a rule.Well here's another one. It's all very murky though.
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15.3
The clerk of the course shall work in permanent consultation with the Race Director. The Race Director shall have overriding authority in the following matters and the clerk of the course may give orders in respect of them only with his express agreement:
a) The control of practice, sprint qualifying session and the race, adherence to the timetable and, if he deems it necessary, the making of any proposal to the stewards to modify the timetable in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations.
b) The stopping of any car in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations.
c) The stopping of practice, suspension of a sprint qualifying session or suspension of the race in accordance with the Sporting Regulations if he deems it unsafe to continue and ensuring that the correct restart procedure is carried out.
d) The starting procedure.
e) The use of the safety car.
It says:Haven't found the exact wording of 15.3 yet.
I guess RB and the FIA are interpreting (in good faith or otherwise...) "The Race Director shall have overriding authority in the following matters" as simply "overriding authority over anything, in any situation".It says:
15.3 The clerk of the course shall work in permanent consultation with the Race Director. The Race
Director shall have overriding authority in the following matters and the clerk of the course may
give orders in respect of them only with his express agreement:
a) The control of practice, sprint qualifying session and the race, adherence to the timetable
and, if he deems it necessary, the making of any proposal to the stewards to modify the
timetable in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations.
b) The stopping of any car in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations.
c) The stopping of practice, suspension of a sprint qualifying session or suspension of the
race in accordance with the Sporting Regulations if he deems it unsafe to continue and
ensuring that the correct restart procedure is carried out.
d) The starting procedure.
e) The use of the safety car.
That's about who should prevail in the case of a disagreement between the Race Director and Clerk of the Course; it gives the Race Director overriding authority. But it does not give him unfettered discretion to ignore the rules!
That's a bizarre stretch, and one that'd render the rules meaningless. It's pathetic of them to cling to that. They'd be better simply saying that he got it wrong in the heat of the moment, but that, the interests of the sport are better served by results being final, even when wrong, if that's what they think.I guess RB and the FIA are interpreting (in good faith or otherwise...) "The Race Director shall have overriding authority in the following matters" as simply "overriding authority over anything, in any situation".
That has to be one of the outstanding exchanges of the season.I do quite like the bitchy patronising way he took down the Mercedes boss on the last lap, after blatantly breaking the rules - "It’s called a motor race, Toto,”
I bet that went down a storm with the narcissistic bastards running these teams.
"...except for any of the lapped cars behind Verstappen; they just get to watch the drivers in front of them ride off into the unlapped distance, no motor racing for them"."It’s called a motor race, Toto,”
And Bottas thinks, "Fuck it, I'm not here next season, let's give Max a chance, see how good he is when it's balls out racing."So many unanswered questions, but one still sticks out for me. Why didn't the following conversation happen?
"Valterri, it's James. Lewis is in front, but Max is right behind on brand new softs. If the safety car goes in, there will be one lap of racing."
"Understood."
<Parks on the racing line, removes steering wheel and throws it into the crowd>
On a pair of brand new soft boots vs 35 lap worn hard tyres. You can argue the legalities or otherwise until the end of time, but you can't argue it was made into a fair fight that Verstappen somehow pluckily triumphed in.And Bottas thinks, "Fuck it, I'm not here next season, let's give Max a chance, see how good he is when it's balls out racing."