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Carlos Sainz handed ‘ridiculous’ 10-place grid penalty after drain cover crash at Las Vegas Grand Prix (news.yahoo.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Microw@lemm.ee to c/formula1@lemmy.world
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[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The FIA can change the regulations sure. But retroactively applying them would be another issue. Without thinking about the can of worms such a rule change would bring.

[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just make an exception. Have the teams weigh in. rigid rules break the sport.

[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Don't remember any calls for Haas or Williams getting an exception.

It's also not as simple as granting an exception and washing your hands. Granting an exception creates a precedent. Especially as those rigid rules are what makes this a sport.

[–] Sentau@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

Well russell had far less damage in 2019 so he did not get a penalty. No expectation needed in that case.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There should be a precendent! If something comes off the track and damages a car through no fault of the team, they should be able to repair. Why penalize the driver for an environmental condition.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

A drain cover famously destroyed Ricciardo's car a few years ago. Not sure what they did back then

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Drain cover incidents are nothing new (sadly) but history seems to fall to two categories: incidents with not as much damaged and requiring no restricted parts, or ones that happened during the race with no opportunities for repair anyway.

[–] Sentau@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

When was this. I seem to have forgotten this incident