The safety car bunched up all the cars together in the order. If Toro Rosso's pitstops had gone as planned, then Sainz would have been behind Albon instead of Kvyat. He did overtake Kvyat only after the restart; he might have overtaken Albon had he joined behind him, with McLaren's pace on those softs and faster straight-line speed with DRS. So, to say McLaren were ahead of Toro Rosso only because of their messed up pitstop is incorrect. They had the pace in the last stint, at least for 5-6 laps. If he had landed before Albon, he may not have caught Grosjean on time. But still that would be P9.ispano6 wrote: ↑14 May 2019, 04:24Judging by the article it doesn't seem Seidl realize Toro Rosso screwed up the pitstop. He seems to attribute it to pitstop strategy. And the fact that Norris got no penalty points or grid penalty for next race just goes to show some of the inconsistent stewarding and bias. Can't wait to hear Palmer's assessment.
https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019 ... -in-spain/
He could overtake Kvyat and then Grosjean only because he had softs at the right time; on the used mediums, he would have been a sitting duck and a easy prey for everyone including Ricciardo. So, to say their pitstop had nothing to do with their success is incorrect.
Stroll and Norris have to accept the blame in equal measure. It's not so different from the incident between Sainz and Verstappen at Bahrain. One should have slowed a bit and waited for the next opportunity, and the other should have left some space, just in case the competitor is still there. In short, it's a racing incident.
All these where evident on TV. Why wait for Palmer's assessment?
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