Hypothetical:Marc.W wrote: ↑04 Sep 2021, 10:35He was still accelerating when he was passing StrollDChemTech wrote: ↑04 Sep 2021, 10:29FIA: "pitstops need to be longer, reaction time and all"
Also FIA: "yeah, with a red flag, slam the brakes like instantaneously in the middle of the track, thats really the safest"
When i was in industry, perhaps the thing I despised most were those that viewed safety as a procedure instead of as a behavior. Here, slowing down in a controlled manner even if that means passing someone who is really slow seems the safer option, even if its against the procedure.
You're accelerating out of a corner knowing there is a car on a slow lap ahead, so you first check how that car is positioned. Then you spot the red flag, still accelerating at that point, and in a split second need to decide: slam the breaks now and maybe end up just in front or just behind the slower car (and, take risk with any other flying lappers that may be following? Don't know if there were any), or, wait until you safely passed the other on a straight where there is clearly no incident, and comfortably decelerate without jeopardizing anyone? I'd pick the second, and i hope the stewards agree.