Of course, the FIA fat cats representatives, are just their for the free lunch. Not to have orange and black flags waved.Stig14 wrote: ↑25 Oct 2022, 08:12IMO the FIA are trying to make an example of this case to say "teams are responsible for the safety and legality of their own cars". Alonso (somehow) made it back to the pits following the incident where the team would have had ample opportunity to inspect the car close up and determine whether any bits were likely to fall off/become dangerous/become illegal. They determined no action was necessary and sent Alonso on his way. It then transpired that the car was not safe and parts of it (notably the wing mirror) fell off, potentially endangering marshalls and other drivers. The Perez issue is slightly different in the sense that there wasn't a pit stop where the team could have changed the front wing before it failed. Clearly he should have been shown the meatball but that was due to Red Bull (seemingly incorrectly) reassuring the FIA it was safe to continue.
Ultimately teams are responsible for ensuring their cars are on track in a safe and legal condition and Fernando's car was neither of these.
Also they do this by breaking their own rules and allowing the submission late.
If you have a problem with your own people fix it. Do something to have them be equal in how they judge races. Also if a time constraint is too tight then have the constraint loosened. Don't try and apply your will by breaking rules. If the FIA don't follow the rules who will?
