Rally Italia Sardegna '16

[bluuford]

50 000€? O_O

...for some bloody windows?
Has rolex released a spring collection of watches and the heads of the FIA decided they wanted some of that cake? ...the hell?

I remember that in 2007 M-Sport got 5 minutes penalty for 0.5 mm thinner side windows... so 50 000 EUR is very light punishment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Rally_de_Portugal

[Mirek]

50 000€? O_O

...for some bloody windows?
Has rolex released a spring collection of watches and the heads of the FIA decided they wanted some of that cake? ...the hell?

It's a reminder that they shall not have chaos in their stuff. In this case there was clearly zero impact on the performance but on the other hand we have seen a loooot of privateers being mercilessly excluded for similar stupid things.

[PLuto]

I have doubts for this too. Mikkelsen on today's PS was slow enough.

PS had only 6 kms...

[Mirek]

I remember that in 2007 M-Sport got 5 minutes penalty for 0.5 mm thinner side windows... so 50 000 EUR is very light punishment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Rally_de_Portugal

Those 0,5 mm thinner windows had a lot bigger weight difference than these. I don't have the homologatio form in my hands but it's possible that those 17 grams may actually be in the tolerance. In any case 17 grams is nothing.

[bluuford]

Those 0,5 mm thinner windows had a lot bigger weight difference than these. I don't have the homologatio form in my hands but it's possible that those 17 grams may actually be in the tolerance. In any case 17 grams is nothing.

I do not know, tehese were rear side windows, so and half mm for small windnow is quite small difference

[Mirek]

It's not because AFAIK in that time they were made of glass which is very heavy compared to polycarbonate which is used now.

[Eli]

I remember that in 2007 M-Sport got 5 minutes penalty for 0.5 mm thinner side windows... so 50 000 EUR is very light punishment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Rally_de_Portugal

And it cost Marcus Gronholm 3 championship points...

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[danon]

A ticket of €50 000 for a 36 grams difference... even Prokop can lose 1kg of his weight in the WC after a burger.

This must be the joke of the year!

[bluuford]

If you read the decision, then it was very fair decision. So, this win cost extra 52 000 EUR for Hyundai (also Neuville speeding tickets)

[PLuto]

A ticket of €50 000 for a 36 grams difference... even Prokop can lose 1kg of his weight in the WC after a burger.

This must be the joke of the year!

This ticket of €50 000 is not for 36 grams difference. It is for not correct administrative procedure from FIA with homologation...