Monaco GP Thread

[donKey jote]

did I not expect that !

Damon´s revenge

If anything (big if) p7 would have been half fair. 20 Sec is a joke

[Chaparral66]

Just saw this message from SPEED's Bob Varsha who called the Monaco race in the US:

"Haven't checked (the replay video), though others have pointed it out since. That blinking green means the pace car is coming in, and if it had been any lap but the last one, you would be correct. But the rules state clearly that the final lap of a race is a different situation: the pace car will pull in (to avoid pics of the safety car leading the finish, I guess) and the cars will cross the finish line without overtaking. As Casey Stebgel once said, you could look it up (at fia.com)."

[ioan]

did I not expect that !

Damon´s revenge

If anything (big if) p7 would have been half fair. 20 Sec is a joke

I don't think it's Hill's fault, at least I hope it isn't he always looked like a correct person.

It's either the FIA covering up for a cock-up or bending over for Ferrari.

[fandango]

So why did they issue the "safety car in this lap" caption? Surely if they're on the last lap there's no need? For once, I think Schumacher was unfairly penalised. Damon's revenge indeed.....

[markabilly]

Just saw this message from SPEED's Bob Varsha who called the Monaco race in the US:

"Haven't checked (the replay video), though others have pointed it out since. That blinking green means the pace car is coming in, and if it had been any lap but the last one, you would be correct. But the rules state clearly that the final lap of a race is a different situation: the pace car will pull in (to avoid pics of the safety car leading the finish, I guess) and the cars will cross the finish line without overtaking. As Casey Stebgel once said, you could look it up (at fia.com)."

varsha is as stupid as the fia.

[steveaki13]

great idea: deliberately give the pinnacle of motor racing a bit more unreliable tires

Yea, why should anyone including a double world champion have any chance to succeed after making a mistake in practice? I think all the teams should have been issued air rifles and allowed to try shooting Freds tyres out. Something to bring equity to the game!
Great Idea sport

I think you misunderstood me, I used the wrong wording I do not want any driver to suffer, or be at a disadvantage.

My point was less durable tyres, not unreliable. (Wrong wording Sorry)
Because if everyone can make the tyres last a whole race, then why not just let them non stop and just have to pass on track.

I think there would be little or no chance of passing in a dry race if that were the case, but my idea was to have differing levels of durability and letting a driver use his skills or strategy of dealing with hard tyres or really soft tyres to either run a whole race on hard tyres to do what Alonso did, or super softs to allow a driver to sprint.

I was just surprised that Alonso made hard tyres last 77 laps, and fear that with a race that has a SC after 7 or 8 laps then everyone pits and just races in order to the finish.
If the harder tyres now can last a whole race then the stop for soft tyres is a gimmick, I would just prefer to see tyre stops that were needed rather than artifical.

Just my opinion

[ioan]

Just saw this message from SPEED's Bob Varsha who called the Monaco race in the US:

"Haven't checked (the replay video), though others have pointed it out since. That blinking green means the pace car is coming in, and if it had been any lap but the last one, you would be correct. But the rules state clearly that the final lap of a race is a different situation: the pace car will pull in (to avoid pics of the safety car leading the finish, I guess) and the cars will cross the finish line without overtaking. As Casey Stebgel once said, you could look it up (at fia.com)."

Blinking greens now mean SC situation only to avoid the SC in the finish photo shots? WTF next?

[markabilly]

tried the fia website, but can not get in

Stupid is as stupid does....

[steveaki13]

That is a bad decision, it seems the FIA/stewards don't like a bit of crafty enterprise, they need to look at their penalty decisions as well as why during a SC period they put up Green Flags

[markabilly]

my guess is unless the rules have been changed, there is no appeal????