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While one may laugh and look down upon the track limit regulations in IndyCar and NASCAR, it would appear, at least at COTA they get it right - no argument, no doubt, no inconsistencies, and perhaps most importantly, the spectator is not left dazed and confused by calls that require an intimate knowledge of the sporting regulations to understand.
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All interpretations by the stewards are legalistic by nature, so we get what we get. I think that the racing rules could be much better than they are and also circuits designed better would assist. |
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I understand that but I would still not have made the decision that they did. |
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Well, few years ago I criticized the "first to apex" rule precisely for this reason, but few people here seemed to agree back then.
I think that the above point is correct that the car on the inside for to have the right of corner should at least remain on track themselves otherwise you will forfeit your right to the corner. If the rule would've been worded as such then Norris should not have gotten a penalty. Problem is, AFAIK, this additional criterion is not currently in the rules and don't force (or allow?) the stewards to judge accordingly. Earlier I also proposed the rule that overtaking outside the track is only disallowed if the inside car leaves enough space on the outside. As Verstappen didn't even stay on track such a rule would have surely kicked in. Yet again, such a rule does not exist. So I think the penalty was not wrong, just that the rules should've been such that it would not have been given. For a few years I've been arguing for rules that promote side by side racing rather then "right of corner" style rules, but as said, the enthusiasm for it was not that great here. I rather have slightly shorter DRS zones and rules that provide opportunities in corners by promoting side by side fights throughout corners. Question is, can the driver (and their fans) handle it as it goes against their DNA. |
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Max breaks the regulations by making sure he's at the apex first by braking so late that he will beat any car to the apex and force them off the road. It's not only unacceptable driving, it's premeditated. He knows going into the corner that he's taking them off the road. Or let's put it this way - George Russell was apparently penalized for forcing another car off the track and gaining an advantage (he took the position). Yuki Tusnoda was apparently penalized for forcing another car off the track and gaining an advantage (he took the position). Oscar Pisati was apparently penalized for forcing another car off the track and gaining an advantage (he took the position). All 3 of these drivers were apparently penalized because their actions of forcing another car off the track allowed them to come out on top. I don't agree with any of the decisions, but that's the logic they're using. You tend to penalize cars for when they gain an advantage right? And this is to right the wrong of what occurred. Max drove another car off the circuit. That is the wrong. The wrong was immediately righted by Lando taking the position anyway. So surely this is just a NFA situation? Everyone is obsessed with the "overtaking off the track" which Lando did, but we're going to keep excusing why they were off the track in the first place - car number 1 put them there. These sort of driving and officiating standards would not be acceptable in a regional Formula 4 event. Yet here we are, again, at a Formula 1 Grand Prix, discussing why it's acceptable for Max to drive in a manner which would have him banned from British F4. |
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