in china bottas was ahead of ferrari in fp2 and verstappen was very close, on this track they're very far away at this time. This probably means qualifying will be close once the merc turns it up.
but what if the manhole was on the curb? : OJust_a_fan wrote: ↑26 Apr 2019, 14:29Try reading what I wrote and what I was responding to, not what you think I wrote.Unc1eM0nty wrote: ↑26 Apr 2019, 14:16Have you seen the footage ? this was no where near a kerb or corner, it was right in the middle of the track on the racing line.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑26 Apr 2019, 12:11
Driving on the kerbs is not obligatory - the drivers do it because it's quicker. Their problem then.
Loose manholes are outside of the drivers' / teams' control so damage caused should be open to a "free" repair of controlled items such as the battery.
Who knows what will happen, today was a complete cluster fuc*. I mean come on, Albon set the fastest 3rd Sector, and Bottas was the fastest across the start/finish line, by like 5 Kmh over Leclerc.
Kerb is not part of the race track so it's the driver's problem.zoroastar wrote: ↑26 Apr 2019, 16:49but what if the manhole was on the curb? : OJust_a_fan wrote: ↑26 Apr 2019, 14:29Try reading what I wrote and what I was responding to, not what you think I wrote.Unc1eM0nty wrote: ↑26 Apr 2019, 14:16
Have you seen the footage ? this was no where near a kerb or corner, it was right in the middle of the track on the racing line.
Ouch. If it is Gasly's fault...
Seems to be a very harsh penalty for something like this in FP2.
Through F1TV, his mechanic doesn't mention anything and I can't see someone signalling to him from the onboard camera, at least not in an obvious manner.