2012 European GP - Valencia

[zyphro]

There appears to be confusion re. DRS and yellow flags (certainly on other boards).

The question is not: whether he (Schumacher) had the DRS open, it is whether he had slowed down. Sources suggest he had. So I don't see a penalty coming.

+1, and he directly closed the drs when he reached the first yellow flag.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idgrUbrx ... ure=relmfu[/youtube] @1:40

55 1:45.870
56 1:47.049
57 1:44.474

He quite clearly slowed down, case closed.

[myurr]

Right, as I said earlier, I was pulling numbers out of my ass... But the point is, McLaren are sitting on the data, and made that decision. It's likely therefore that the data they have says it gains them sufficient time that it's worth having, and hence that the actual rate is an order of magnitude higher than 1:11.

I don't doubt that. Their problem is whatever odds they think they're playing, they just lost.

[zyphro]

There appears to be confusion re. DRS and yellow flags (certainly on other boards).

The question is not: whether he (Schumacher) had the DRS open, it is whether he had slowed down. Sources suggest he had. So I don't see a penalty coming.

+1, and he directly closed the drs when he reached the first yellow flag.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idgrUbrx ... ure=relmfu[/youtube] @1:40

55 1:45.870
56 1:47.049
57 1:44.474

He quite clearly slowed down, case closed.

Horner and Webber should've went to specsavers...

[zyphro]

What a nice coincidence :p.

[Red Schneider]

First mechanical retirement for Vettel since the engine blow-up in Korea 2010.

[beelsebob]

What a nice coincidence :p.

Wow, the only difference this year is that Alonso's had his right arm amputated!

[radosav]

one of the best things today was that those drivers who pushed it to the limit (vettel, alonso, hamilton, schumi, kimi,...)were in front and able to fight and race for good result , while those ''one stoppers'' lost it. racing drivers won today.

[Morteza]

What a nice coincidence :p.

That is 2005 French Grand Prix, isn't it?

[zyphro]

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That is 2005 French Grand Prix, isn't it?

Yup.

[morefirejules08]

Maldonado only given a post race drive through, disgusting if you ask me

[Ganxxta]

No action against Schumacher, would have been ridiculous also

Yeah, finally a Podium for him

[Raptor22]

Correct me if I am wrong. It seems that Mercedes does not seem to have a good race pace to match Red Bull, Ferrari and Lotus. They really have to improve their car in order to keep up with their rivals.

I agree with you, but anyway, nicely done by Schumacher, finally he found some luck and it seems the the extra Engineer in his Team paid of. =D>

hm seems I lost my bet to my mate that he wouldn't get more than 10points this season 10 bucks away^^
But there is still the Fia decision open, in my opinion he used the DRS before the yellow flags and closed it right when he saw the yellow flags, it wasn't a fullcourse yellow if I remember correctly...

well this is where F1 assanine rules makes it rather unentertaining. The timing of those events is everything and when a driver sees something is seldom aligned with when the race stewards THINK he should have seen it. Disconnected worlds colliding

[Waywardism]

20s penalty for Maldonado. Senna 10th. Not quite the rest-of-season ban I was hoping for.

[Shrieker]

I wonder what Mclaren will invent to sabotage Hamilton's pit stops next time. Maybe the engine will fall off when they remove the wheel nut ?

Igor only given a post race drive through, disgusting if you ask me

Really ? That's it ?!?

He should've at least been given a 10 place grid penalty for Silverstone...

[myurr]

Igor only given a post race drive through, disgusting if you ask me

That's pathetic. FIA really is synonymous with fail.