Donkey of the Race - Japan

[Ranger]

The lack of Safety Car after Sutil's accident was not a momentary lapse of judgement by someone in race control.

Having double yellows and no SC for a tractor on circuit has been a common practice for quite a few years.

In hindsight it was only a matter of time before F1's luck ran out. Hopefully Jules makes a full recovery.

Ferrari for one car didn't even start the race and other that finished 12.

Agreed.

Media operators who didn't even show what actually happened with that tractor.

That was deliberate, for obvious reasons.

[AndyL]

This. For some reason European viewers are considered way more important than the rest of the world. We don't care about the consequences, how dare the race be held at an inconvenient time!

The official line was that the stewards didn't have the power to unilaterally change the time of the race. The promoters, Honda, were apparently offered the option of changing the time, but declined it. My guess would be that they were thinking about ticket-holders travelling to the circuit more than European TV viewers.

[The Black Knight]

FIA for having safety car out too long at the start of the race. Not sure why F1 bothers bringing wet tires anymore. They are no longer needed in the modern era of panzy F1.

Hamilton's race engineer again for giving him wrong advice.

Ferrari for obvious reasons.

Maldonado because he is always a donkey.

[anfield5]

Crane had to get too close to the track, and the decision not to go to an immediate SC period is a serious donkey. I saw a flagman above the accident waving / holding a green flag.

YEs there was, initially he had a yellow one, but as soon as the lifter started reversing he changed to green.

[Valve Bounce]

The idiot who deployed the JCB onto the track - he would be the southern end of a North bound donkey!

[Valve Bounce]

The official line was that the stewards didn't have the power to unilaterally change the time of the race. The promoters, Honda, were apparently offered the option of changing the time, but declined it. My guess would be that they were thinking about ticket-holders travelling to the circuit more than European TV viewers.

...............or simply loss of face for not sticking rigidly to race timetable.