Motorsports Thread

[Reynard]

Was it around the time of the Mclaren / Honda meltdown ?

Might have been, but can't say for sure.

 

[Reynard]

You could add seconds to their start times a bit like @Reynard is suggesting but have them on the grid with their own individual starter, you're wanting to penalise the manufacturer not the driver, you could take points off them in the manufactures championship, but like now if it was 10 points for an engine, RB may decide they could afford to lose 10 points if they could influence the win.

The other thing you've got to bear in mind, is that some drivers muller their machinery while others don't. It's not just purely down to the team / manufacturer.

i suggest you go look up all about Masten Gregory...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Is 20 (the back) +5 further back than the back?

There'll probably be drivers starting in the pit lane.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

There'll probably be drivers starting in the pit lane.

Presumably theres an order for that too

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Presumably theres an order for that too

There will be.

 

[icowden]

It's interesting that Verstapped has taken yet another new engine. Looks like their engines aren't lasting very long, but they have room within the budget to keep providing new ones so that Max has the pace to offset the detriment?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Now 9 drivers taking engine penalties.

Italian GP Penalties

Max Verstappen - 5 places

Esteban Ocon - 5 places

Sergio Perez - 10 places

Mick Schumacher - 10 places

Kevin Magnussen - 15 places

Valtteri Bottas - 15 places

Carlos Sainz - Back of the grid

Yuki Tsunoda - Back of the grid

Lewis Hamilton - Back of the grid


https://www.crash.net/f1/news/10118...f1-drivers-taking-engine-penalties-italian-gp

 

[Reynard]

Albon out of the race as he's gone down with appendicitis. He'll be replaced at Williams for this weekend by Nyck de Vries.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62862712

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Albon out of the race as he's gone down with appendicitis. He'll be replaced at Williams for this weekend by Nyck de Vries.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62862712

That will be interesting to see if he can mix it with the big boys, if he doesn't beat his team mate it won't bode well for him.

 

[icowden]

Anyone else finding it weird that the BBC seem to not be reporting on the GP - no sign of live reporting on practice, just a single entry from yesterday.
Maybe they don't approve of the race going ahead?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It's the BBC nuff said, they haven't a clue what happens outside the ivory tower or what their audience wants.

 

[Jody]

Albon out of the race as he's gone down with appendicitis. He'll be replaced at Williams for this weekend by Nyck de Vries.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62862712

Good luck recovering quickly from an Appendix removal.

Reckons he's back for Singapore. I'm not so sure.

 

[Jody]

Now 9 drivers taking engine penalties.

Italian GP Penalties

Max Verstappen - 5 places

Esteban Ocon - 5 places

Sergio Perez - 10 places

Mick Schumacher - 10 places

Kevin Magnussen - 15 places

Valtteri Bottas - 15 places

Carlos Sainz - Back of the grid

Yuki Tsunoda - Back of the grid

Lewis Hamilton - Back of the grid


https://www.crash.net/f1/news/10118...f1-drivers-taking-engine-penalties-italian-gp

Might aswell let them all have a free engine and everyone start from the back

 

[Jody]

Thinking about it, the teams should come up with a secret nod and all have engine "failure" on the same day.

 

[icowden]

Thinking about it, the teams should come up with a secret nod and all have engine "failure" on the same day.

You beat me to it...