2022 Singapore Grand Prix - Marina Bay, Sep 30 - Oct 02

[AR3-GP]

It potentially would have been easier for faster cars to filter through as they would not have been hindered by there only being a single dry-ish line (?)

Yes it would have. We could have also held the race while it was raining if Pirelli has a better wet tire....

[chrisc90]

It potentially would have been easier for faster cars to filter through as they would not have been hindered by there only being a single dry-ish line (?)

Yes it would have. We could have also held the race while it was raining if Pirelli has a better wet tire....

Makes you wonder what they design and bring a wet tyre for really.

There was absolutely no reason why the race couldnt have got underway at the scheduled time.

[Mogster]

Yes I think the race would have been better on a fully wet track. As would Imola earlier this year.

[RZS10]

It potentially would have been easier for faster cars to filter through as they would not have been hindered by there only being a single dry-ish line (?)

Yes it would have. We could have also held the race while it was raining if Pirelli has a better wet tire....

Makes you wonder what they design and bring a wet tyre for really.

There was absolutely no reason why the race couldnt have got underway at the scheduled time.

Did you see the SC running on track 10 minutes before the initially scheduled race start? The track looked fine to race on, not all that different to an hour later - the only issue was seemingly some standing water in a few select corners but that would have been gone quickly ...

[chrisc90]

Yes it would have. We could have also held the race while it was raining if Pirelli has a better wet tire....

Makes you wonder what they design and bring a wet tyre for really.

There was absolutely no reason why the race couldnt have got underway at the scheduled time.

Did you see the SC running on track 10 minutes before the initially scheduled race start? The track looked fine to race on, not all that different to an hour later - the only issue was seemingly some standing water in a few select corners but that would have been gone quickly ...

Yeah I seen it. Pretty wet. But that was over a hour away from the start procedure/pitlane open with no further rain incoming. I definitely dont think it deserved a full 1hr 5mins delay.

[RZS10]

Absolutely didn't, i fully agree, prep should have gone ahead with them waiting on the grid and the SC checking track conditions ... i wonder whether they feared they might run out of time on the 3h counter that way.

[Sevach]

Russell at fault there

Moving a bit from the Perez discussion... Russell shouldn't have walked free from that one.
Schumacher doesn't have the obligation to move and allow Russell extra room.
And Mick got a puncture as well.

[fritticaldi]

Checo deserved the victory today. He had a fantastic start and drove faultlessly . However there are rules and the federation has to apply them before the conclusion of the race.

[jjn9128]

Russell 100% failed to leave 1 car width. Good to see both Verstappen and Hamilton have a bad race - shows that conditions were genuinely difficult - albeit they both got a bit of the red mist.

Another FIA clown show on time to decide penalties.

[chrisc90]

Absolutely didn't, i fully agree, prep should have gone ahead with them waiting on the grid and the SC checking track conditions ... i wonder whether they feared they might run out of time on the 3h counter that way.

I cant see why the cars werent allowed to form up on the grid by doing the recon/sighting laps. The race technically hasnt started as no formation laps have been completed so they could have got away with not starting the timer until the lights actually went green.

[RZS10]

I think once they go through the "race prep" (whatever that might be) they can't move the 3h timer, with the conditions as they were they could have easily done the 2h race within that 3h window though.

[maxxer]

Absolutely didn't, i fully agree, prep should have gone ahead with them waiting on the grid and the SC checking track conditions ... i wonder whether they feared they might run out of time on the 3h counter that way.

I cant see why the cars werent allowed to form up on the grid by doing the recon/sighting laps. The race technically hasnt started as no formation laps have been completed so they could have got away with not starting the timer until the lights actually went green.

Indeed very strange they could have done a few formation laps behind the sc on full wets to clear the standing water.
Now they all started on intermediates anyway

[Sofa King]

NASCAR uses the Air Titan system with compressed air on trucks to reduce track drying time by 80%. Why can’t F1 do this? I get that F1 cars should be able to run in the wet better, but is that still true as they get heavier and stiffer? Yes, I love America. https://green.nascar.com/news-media/nas ... echnology/

[Big Tea]

NASCAR uses the Air Titan system with compressed air on trucks to reduce track drying time by 80%. Why can’t F1 do this? I get that F1 cars should be able to run in the wet better, but is that still true as they get heavier and stiffer? Yes, I love America. https://green.nascar.com/news-media/nas ... echnology/

'They' said the track was recently resurfaced, and as it is a road when it is not a track, why was it not cambered to clear the standing water?

Maybe that should be one of the criteria that needs to be met to hold a race.

[maxxer]

Russell 100% failed to leave 1 car width. Good to see both Verstappen and Hamilton have a bad race - shows that conditions were genuinely difficult - albeit they both got a bit of the red mist.

Another FIA clown show on time to decide penalties.

more shocking is perez driving alongside the safety car telling him to hurry up , while there are marshalls on track cleaning up debry , maybe even in more places then perez knows , disrespectful