nudge Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 Vettel likely to be disqualified as there was too little fuel in his car after the race. Only 0,3 liter could be extracted.
Administrator Stan Posted August 1, 2021 Administrator Posted August 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, nudge said: Vettel likely to be disqualified as there was too little fuel in his car after the race. Only 0,3 liter could be extracted. Utter shite rule as well.
nudge Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, Stan said: Utter shite rule as well. Why? They only have to provide 1 litre sample for the test, which is done in order to avoid teams messing about with illegal fuel composition. Fair enough, I'd say.
Eco Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, nudge said: Vettel likely to be disqualified as there was too little fuel in his car after the race. Only 0,3 liter could be extracted. Why is that a thing? I don't understand the reasoning...
nudge Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Eco said: Why is that a thing? I don't understand the reasoning... 1 minute ago, nudge said: Why? They only have to provide 1 litre sample for the test, which is done in order to avoid teams messing about with illegal fuel composition. Fair enough, I'd say.
Eco Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, nudge said: Why? They only have to provide 1 litre sample for the test, which is done in order to avoid teams messing about with illegal fuel composition. Fair enough, I'd say. Just saw this. That is still a weird thing...couldn't they just control and check that BEFORE a race?
nudge Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Eco said: Just saw this. That is still a weird thing...couldn't they just control and check that BEFORE a race? I guess they could, but then what stops the team from adding something into the fuel after the check?
Administrator Stan Posted August 1, 2021 Administrator Posted August 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, nudge said: Why? They only have to provide 1 litre sample for the test, which is done in order to avoid teams messing about with illegal fuel composition. Fair enough, I'd say. A disqualification is harsh for the driver though.
Eco Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, nudge said: I guess they could, but then what stops the team from adding something into the fuel after the check? Video cameras, having it under lock and key that only an official can open...
nudge Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, Stan said: A disqualification is harsh for the driver though. Agree, as its the mistake of the team, but technical regulations are technical regulations. If you only punished the team with a fine, I think most teams would gladly mess about with the fuel and pay the fine if they can't provide a sample. 3 minutes ago, Eco said: Video cameras, having it under lock and key that only an official can open... That's a bit too much, no? Also, would they be locking the fuel tank on the car and have an officer monitoring it all the time as well? I don't think the regulation needs changing. If anything, it also prevents cars running out of fuel and stopping in the middle of the track on the last laps of the race.
Administrator Stan Posted August 1, 2021 Administrator Posted August 1, 2021 I like this Fernando guy. Can't wait to see more of him in the future!!!
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 1, 2021 Subscriber Posted August 1, 2021 Vettel disqualified. Hamilton up to P2 and Sainz P3. Williams get 7th and 8th and Ricciardo ends up with a point. Double whammy for Aston Martin as it also boosts both Alpha Tauri cars along with Alonso giving Alpine 37 points in total. The three teams were neck and neck going into the race.
Administrator Stan Posted August 1, 2021 Administrator Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Whiskey said: How is not having enough fuel a shit rule ? I'm guessing you haven't read the other comments but I thought it was justified enough by saying 'it was harsh for the driver'. Vettel is totally blameless for fuel consumption. Literally out of his control in how that goes, he finishes 2nd, and has that totally stripped away from him.
Moderator Tommy Posted August 1, 2021 Moderator Posted August 1, 2021 51 minutes ago, nudge said: Meet Fernando, Max Verstappen's #1 fan I'll say it again. Old Fernando is growing on me. As for Seb:
nudge Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 Aston Martin intend to appeal, saying that calculations show there should still be 1.4l in the car, they are just not able to extract it - potentially due to a fuel pump failure.
Administrator Stan Posted August 1, 2021 Administrator Posted August 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, nudge said: Aston Martin intend to appeal, saying that calculations show there should still be 1.4l in the car, they are just not able to extract it - potentially due to a fuel pump failure. Ocon's fault. Hamilton up to P1!!
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 1, 2021 Subscriber Posted August 1, 2021 If they're out of fuel that's a huge fuck up from Aston Martin because there was enough time in that race where Vettel could have turned the fuel mix down and not lost any time behind Ocon. This just doesn't happen so I'm inclined to believe that there was in fact enough fuel in the car. I don't know what will happen or whether there's any precedent but I imagine the team have at least some grounds to appeal the penalty.
Eco Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 22 minutes ago, Stan said: Ocon's fault. Hamilton up to P1!! No - Ocon did an extra victory lap which will be result in some rule be broken and thus vaulting Hamilton to P1.
Whiskey Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 42 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: If they're out of fuel that's a huge fuck up from Aston Martin because there was enough time in that race where Vettel could have turned the fuel mix down and not lost any time behind Ocon. This just doesn't happen so I'm inclined to believe that there was in fact enough fuel in the car. I don't know what will happen or whether there's any precedent but I imagine the team have at least some grounds to appeal the penalty. Fuel mixes can't be changed mid-race anymore.
Moderator Tommy Posted August 1, 2021 Moderator Posted August 1, 2021 2 hours ago, nudge said: Meet Fernando, Max Verstappen's #1 fan
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 1, 2021 Subscriber Posted August 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, Whiskey said: Fuel mixes can't be changed mid-race anymore. Okay, they could have told him to lift and coast instead for a few laps. The idea of them actually being below the required fuel load seems bizarre.
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