2021 Qatar Grand Prix - Losail, Nov 19-21

[Tvetovnato]

Bottas 3 places. Published at the FIA site

Link?
Max will surely be 5 then

https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files ... 20flag.pdf

[Tvetovnato]

Why post Bottas first though when Ves was the first to be heard?

[Sieper]

I think they wanted to dish out 3 1 1, but Mercedes protested and they went for 5 3 3.

Let’s see, will be clear shortly.

[wesley123]

They screwed up, no panels lit, in a night race. That is why Bottas and Sainz will likely get out scot free. Just be happy as Max still gets 3 places, down to 5th in between guys with softs. Overtaking here will likely be very hard.

Isn’t there a priority in the signaling? Like don’t the flag signals have higher priority than the displays?

[InsaneX_Badger]

Verstappen 5 place grid drop

[Sieper]

They screwed up, no panels lit, in a night race. That is why Bottas and Sainz will likely get out scot free. Just be happy as Max still gets 3 places, down to 5th in between guys with softs. Overtaking here will likely be very hard.

Isn’t there a priority in the signaling? Like don’t the flag signals have higher priority than the displays?

Yes, Ofcourse. Still, normally you would also get penals lid. Like in 19 Austria and that was a day race. But seeing Bottas got 3 in the end Max will get 5.

[Tvetovnato]

Five for Max according to Fabrega on Twitter

[InsaneX_Badger]

Five for Max according to Fabrega on Twitter

Medland saying the same

[Restomaniac]

Why post Bottas first though when Ves was the first to be heard?

Because it’s kinda irrelevant.
The key ones are if it’s Sainz or Verstappen next.

[Magicsenna_41]

I think they wanted to dish out 3 1 1, but Mercedes protested and they went for 5 3 3.

Let’s see, will be clear shortly.

Yeah the Bad Boys Mercedes are.
3 place drop would would be of course the apropriate penalty for Max.

[blastdoman]

5 places and time lap deletion for Max

[TowerMan]

Five position drop for Max
https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files ... 0flags.pdf

[Andres125sx]

Did he congratulate HAM 08 title the same way? If he did I’ll concede, but I’m guessing he likely didn’t.

https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/ham ... tory.shtml

He came over as I saw my team, I turned round and he was there, just to wish me congratulations. Then he said congratulations to the rest of the team.
I had a huge amount of respect for him already, but it took a big man to come and do that so I was very thankful to him.

[El Scorchio]

Oh so it is five. (And three for the others) They’ve managed to apply the rule correctly and consistently then.

[ringo]

Okay finaly some fairness from the FIA. I guess it waa too hard to twist these rules.
Race should be exciting. Max can still win from 6th or 7th. Lets see if Bottas just steps asidr to let him pass.