So, I’m not that mad that they’re enforcing track limits. The rule is the rule. Either change the rule, or give out the penalty. What really sucks is how delayed the penalties were.
With the amount of violations I think there was just too much for the stewards. Each violation needs to be checked and validated because you know the teams sure as hell will do so.
I don’t know how many people were doing the checks but let’s say a single check takes at least 10 seconds of “eyes on” time. They reported about 1200 violations. That’s 3,33 hours of only track limits violations. And I’m certain some of those checked took longer than 10 seconds. And that’s before you get into all the other checks that needed to happen like “Unsafe release”, “Forcing another driver off the track”, and “not serving a time penalty correctly”.For a track limits violation it’s super simple. White lines, keep at least one wheel within them. The fact that several drivers managed without a single violation means others were doing something wrong.
Agreed
This is ridiculous. They should really try to automate the detection process of when a car is going over the line so that penaltys can be handed out swiftly
Here’s the changes compared to the initial classification:
-Norris +1
-Alonso +1
-Sainz -2
-Russell +1
-Hamilton -1
-Stroll +1
-Gasly -1
-Zhou +2
-Ocon -2
-Bottas +1
-Piastri +1
-De Vries -2
-Magnussen +1
-Tsunoda -1
Aston martin casually improving 2 places with both drivers
What a shit show from race control this weekend. Over 1200 potential track limit violations should give them a spark to think about the whole situation. Imagine not checking the news after the race and be surprised next racing weekend what the hell happened…
I only just stumbled on this news by fluke.
What an absolute shitshow. They’ll need to gravel trap it.
Then they will have 5 safety cars and only 12 car finishes!
Did Ocon ever drive on track?
