e30ernest wrote: ↑13 Oct 2019, 16:38
Ok I can see some tolerances built-in, how much would that be though?
I simply don't buy that what looked like at least 15-20cm is "within tolerances" ... it's believable that the few millimeters Bottas moved two or maybe three frames of the world feed footage before the lights went out were "within tolerances" but there's no way in hell their system is unable to detect a car moving that distance ...
My theory is the following: Vettel did not come to a halt before the lights turned off but he was still within his grid position - when the lights finally turned off he was still slowing down, however the speed he was travelling at was low enough to not trigger the automated false start detection.
If that's the case the stewards ignored the actual blatant false start and only looked at the tiny time frame around the moment the race started.
That explanation however is probably wrong because the detection system turns on with the first red light - so according to the FIA jumping the start by ~0.3s and moving ~20cm is "within tolerance".
According to AMuS Ferrari even claimed that Vettel absolutely did not move before the lights turned off and that he started moving three tenths AFTERWARDS which meant the sensors did not trigger - which is obviously a barefaced lie.
And it's extremely amusing that people who were fuming when Bottas wasn't penalized for what they perceived was a 'false start' (Vettel included, he still believes it was one) now think moving several times as far is perfectly fine...
Comparing those two situations is also idiotic, Vettel's is comparable to Kimi's in the last race, with the major difference being that Kimi left his grid position thus breaking 36.13 b)
The rule supposedly got stricter but all they did was change the wording and adding the "moved before the start signal is given" part and b)
old 36.13:
"Either of the penalties under articles 38.3c) or d) will be imposed for a false start judged using an FIA supplied transponder which must be fitted to the car as specified"
new 36.13 a):
"Either of the penalties under Articles 38.3c) or d) will be imposed on any driver who is judged
to have moved before the start signal is given, such judgement being made by an FIA approved
and supplied transponder fitted to each car."
b)
"Positioned his car on the starting grid in such a way that the transponder is unable to
detect the moment at which the car first moved from its grid position after the start
signal is given."