Controversy #1

[Mark]

Vettel looking like a petulent child on the podium!

[truefan72]

I was under the impression that the rule was perfectly clear.

me too.

Vettel has only himself to blame
even his initial pit entry was suspect in my book

[ioan]

How do you measure 10 car lengths from a screen?

And how do you measure it from behind a F1 car's steering wheel. Mission impossible. But hey we deal with the FIA and their 'intelligent' rules.

[ioan]

Vettel looking like a petulent child on the podium!

The team screwed him again, what should he do? Be happy?!

[christophulus]

I'm waiting to see whether Vettel wants to make the team uncomfortable and mentions "team orders", I assume he was asked to hold back and let Webber get away?

[BDunnell]

And how do you measure it from behind a F1 car's steering wheel. Mission impossible. But hey we deal with the FIA and their 'intelligent' rules.

Are you saying the FIA didn't actually measure the distance? Somehow, I doubt this.

[ioan]

I'm waiting to see whether Vettel mentions "team orders", I assume he was asked to hold back and let Webber get away?

You're assuming right, which makes this another epic fail by RBR team management.

[BDunnell]

The team screwed him again, what should he do? Be happy?!

It is surely up to the driver, and the driver alone, as to how closely they follow the safety car or the car in front behind the safety car. That is no-one else's responsibility.

[Valve Bounce]

me too.

Vettel has only himself to blame
even his initial pit entry was suspect in my book

Agreed

[christophulus]

You're assuming right, which makes this another epic fail by RBR team management.

Although Horner has flatly denied it on the BBC, we'll see.