Amazing work from the Red Bull garage, 1 hour to complete a 3 to 4 hour job
F1 2021 Season
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So basically they need to speed their pitstops up by 300%?
F1 does farce quite well though, it’s own rules tie itself in knots.
No Marshals.
I agree, one lap for half points would be a farce.
Huh? How so? They refuse to work on Mondays?
A few things make it a challenge albeit not impossible. Main ones:
Marshals - volunteers who will have work tomorrow since Belgium doesn’t have a bank holiday tomorrow, or other commitments.
Teams - with the next race being only next weekend, it actually takes a lot of time to pack up and move and set up at the next circuit. In effect if they race tomorrow they’d need to be ready by EOD Thursday in Netherlands for the race practice starting Friday.
.marshall’s are volunteers and have normal day jobs
No they need to do their normal jobs, are the not volunteers
they do it for free, they have proper jobs during the week. tomorrow is not a bank holiday in Belgium
Thinking about it doing a couple of Laps for half points, sort of makes a bit of sense.
They have a result for the record books.
They have a result for the record books.
No, they go to their actual jobs on Monday. They all volunteers with normal jobs during the week.
Okay so what you're all saying is, they are volunteers and have their lives to get back to?
No, it's actually because the Marshals have unionized and got all Monday's guaranteed off.
One thing this none race has done, is highlight how farcical the rule book.
But what kind of result would it be if overtaking was forbidden for every lap driven? That's just a procession.
so looks like we’re going to get about 5 laps behind the safety car then call it quits.
what a waste.
why did they even bother trying to start then stop again if they knew the timer would start? this gives such a bad look for F1
what a waste.
why did they even bother trying to start then stop again if they knew the timer would start? this gives such a bad look for F1
This is so disappointing.
They should just call it now and stop giving everyone hope.
They should just call it now and stop giving everyone hope.
Masi is a pretty terrible race director isn't he, this race alone he's tied himself in knots on rules, got corrected by a team director on the very rules he should know inside out.
Gearing up for the farce laps behind the SC just so they can call it a race and collect their money. The fans in the stands should be asking for refunds.
Gearing up for the farce laps behind the SC just so they can call it a race and collect their money. The fans in the stands should be asking for refunds.
Why is it strange? Rules say he can't start from the grid so he'll lose his position but why shouldn't he be allowed to start from the pit lane?
the guy is shocking. I know it’s his first year but sheesh he’s made a lot of mess ups this year.
OH I agree.
Just thinking maybe the FIA would want a definite result.
strange in the sense this situation has never happened before.
99/100 he wouldn’t start as it would have already been going, but because it’s been delayed so long this has been made possible
Worse than that, this is his 3rd year.
finally some sense. stopping the clock.
Yeah I've stopped watching, it's clearly not going to happen so just going to get on with my Sunday!
Should have stopped it an hour ago then!
Masi is awful. What a stupid clown.
Should have just started when they started the first time. After 5 laps enough water will have cleared and the cars spaced out enough for visibility to be fine.
Should have just started when they started the first time. After 5 laps enough water will have cleared and the cars spaced out enough for visibility to be fine.
This is gonna end up with a few laps behind safety car and half points awarded. Total waste of time.
I could understand the timer starting if they'd done a proper race for a few laps then had to stop but all they've done is a glorified formation lap or 2. Wasn't Zac Brown saying some other race took place around 7pm last night? By starting that stupid timer, they've prevented that happening
The safety car seems to be clearing quite a lot of water, couldn't they get a couple of others like that out there eg the medical car etc
The safety car seems to be clearing quite a lot of water, couldn't they get a couple of others like that out there eg the medical car etc
Sporting code, Technical Code and an International Sporting code, 3 sets of codes, just crazy.
Absolutely, you know it will happen just like that. This rain isn't going anywhere so they just want to get the minimum in so they can call it a race.
Doing a token lap to get half points is a joke. Why don’t the rules just say half points if the race doesn’t start, because that’s effectively what they are doing.
Also. It’s probably a simple answer, but how do you half 25 points?
Also. It’s probably a simple answer, but how do you half 25 points?
they’d literally get 12.5, so that half is like an away goal essentially
It's really simple, 12.5.
Is there lights at spa.
Also shouldn’t the rules for parc fermé be changed for wet weather races to let teams setup cars for wet weather racing, raising the car different wing set ups etc, it’s ridiculous getting them to set it up after qualifying for predicted weather, when they can’t predict what the weather will be like in 2 hours no mind 24, it would make it safer.
Also shouldn’t the rules for parc fermé be changed for wet weather races to let teams setup cars for wet weather racing, raising the car different wing set ups etc, it’s ridiculous getting them to set it up after qualifying for predicted weather, when they can’t predict what the weather will be like in 2 hours no mind 24, it would make it safer.
Agreed. What a farce.
Thanks. I was assuming that might the case. Valuing a pole position higher than finishing third in a normal race is bizarre if I’m being honest.
If they’re so bothered about the fans, they should just do another 20 laps under the safety car, not two.