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Totally understand the frustration but sadly no. It’s been like this for years and the rules are the same for everyone. Would you have had the same thoughts if it were Verstappen or Hamilton in the wall and Leclerc took the win as a result?fritticaldi wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 18:56After the Charles Leclerc debacle at the Monaco GP i felt compelled to express my disenchantment with F1 rules. I've been watching F1 since the late 70s . This multi-million dollar sport allows teams to not have spare cars? Its been several years since the T-Car has been abolished but it became evident that without it the Ferrari team were doomed. Secondly, the abolishment of the Sunday morning warm up . That 30 minute session that you could make systems check. I liked going to the races but now the track time of the cars has been considerably reduced. Please bring back the spare car. This is a rich sport. Anybody has similar thoughts?
No I would feel bad for anyone not being able to start because of ridiculous rules. Everyone especially the fans are robbed of an added protagonist. The battle of Leclerc & Verstappen at the start could have been epic. I understand the concept of saving money but the big teams can afford a spare car. I could understand Haas & Williams not having spare cars.El Scorchio wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 19:03Totally understand the frustration but sadly no. It’s been like this for years and the rules are the same for everyone. Would you have had the same thoughts if it were Verstappen or Hamilton in the wall and Leclerc took the win as a result?fritticaldi wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 18:56After the Charles Leclerc debacle at the Monaco GP i felt compelled to express my disenchantment with F1 rules. I've been watching F1 since the late 70s . This multi-million dollar sport allows teams to not have spare cars? Its been several years since the T-Car has been abolished but it became evident that without it the Ferrari team were doomed. Secondly, the abolishment of the Sunday morning warm up . That 30 minute session that you could make systems check. I liked going to the races but now the track time of the cars has been considerably reduced. Please bring back the spare car. This is a rich sport. Anybody has similar thoughts?
Just terrible, terrible luck for Leclerc.
Both Ferraris were in the top three all weekend. I am not sure what the Ferrari mechanics did but surely this was very poor judgement from the team. Who checked the car after the accident? There are incompetant staff within the Scuderia. Binotto will come under fire from the press and fans. How pathetic. At the very least they could have changed the driveshaft and take a five place grid penalty. This is something you would expect from an inexperienced team. How much lower can you get ?
And that’s exactly why there are no spare cars, there are teams that can’t afford it, why bring even more of a gap between the teams that can and those that can’t afford it?fritticaldi wrote:No I would feel bad for anyone not being able to start because of ridiculous rules. Everyone especially the fans are robbed of an added protagonist. The battle of Leclerc & Verstappen at the start could have been epic. I understand the concept of saving money but the big teams can afford a spare car. I could understand Haas & Williams not having spare cars.El Scorchio wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 19:03Totally understand the frustration but sadly no. It’s been like this for years and the rules are the same for everyone. Would you have had the same thoughts if it were Verstappen or Hamilton in the wall and Leclerc took the win as a result?fritticaldi wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 18:56After the Charles Leclerc debacle at the Monaco GP i felt compelled to express my disenchantment with F1 rules. I've been watching F1 since the late 70s . This multi-million dollar sport allows teams to not have spare cars? Its been several years since the T-Car has been abolished but it became evident that without it the Ferrari team were doomed. Secondly, the abolishment of the Sunday morning warm up . That 30 minute session that you could make systems check. I liked going to the races but now the track time of the cars has been considerably reduced. Please bring back the spare car. This is a rich sport. Anybody has similar thoughts?
Just terrible, terrible luck for Leclerc.
It was poor for the spectacle and devastating for Leclerc, but it's just the rules. I would be tempted to do away with grid penalties for having to replace gearboxes and the like in qualifying which is clearly why this happened and Ferrari had to take this risk, its's potentially dangerous to send a driver out there with a car that may or may not be race worthy.fritticaldi wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 22:14No I would feel bad for anyone not being able to start because of ridiculous rules. Everyone especially the fans are robbed of an added protagonist. The battle of Leclerc & Verstappen at the start could have been epic. I understand the concept of saving money but the big teams can afford a spare car. I could understand Haas & Williams not having spare cars.El Scorchio wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 19:03Totally understand the frustration but sadly no. It’s been like this for years and the rules are the same for everyone. Would you have had the same thoughts if it were Verstappen or Hamilton in the wall and Leclerc took the win as a result?fritticaldi wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 18:56After the Charles Leclerc debacle at the Monaco GP i felt compelled to express my disenchantment with F1 rules. I've been watching F1 since the late 70s . This multi-million dollar sport allows teams to not have spare cars? Its been several years since the T-Car has been abolished but it became evident that without it the Ferrari team were doomed. Secondly, the abolishment of the Sunday morning warm up . That 30 minute session that you could make systems check. I liked going to the races but now the track time of the cars has been considerably reduced. Please bring back the spare car. This is a rich sport. Anybody has similar thoughts?
Just terrible, terrible luck for Leclerc.
If Leclerc were fighting for the championship they'd have absolutely changed the gearbox. As it was maybe the only chance of a glorious win this year, they took a calculated risk on the car being ok so he could be in with a shot of winning this particular race.fritticaldi wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 22:28Both Ferraris were in the top three all weekend. I am not sure what the Ferrari mechanics did but surely this was very poor judgement from the team. Who checked the car after the accident? There are incompetant staff within the Scuderia. Binotto will come under fire from the press and fans. How pathetic. At the very least they could have changed the driveshaft and take a five place grid penalty. This is something you would expect from an inexperienced team. How much lower can you get ?