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Fernando Alonso received a drive through penalty which converted to 20 seconds added to the elapsed time in the race and 3 penalty points (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to c/formula1@lemmy.world
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Alonso is demoted to P8. Stroll: P7-> P6 Tsunoda: P8-> P7

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[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Perez drove an entire lap while going deliberately slow in every corner of sector 3 in Abu Dhabi and didn't get penalized. Hamilton didn't bin the car either. Considering that, there is no way this penalty is justified. What if Alonso had a sudden PU issue slowing him down¿? Would Russell still blame Alonso for the crash when it is his responsibility to react and maintain control¿?

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

going consistently slow in the corners is a lot different than suddenly going very slow in a single corner.

[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 7 months ago

The first time he did it, it was very different so he should have been punished.

[–] ApexHunter@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The penalty wasn't about being slow, it was about being erratic. This was effectively the same as weaving, except it was with the brake and throttle instead of the steering wheel.

[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

So if you weave in every straight, is that no longer dangerous ¿?

[–] ApexHunter@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

It absolutely is, can and has been penalized, and is consistent with my point.... So what are you trying to say?

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

Perez drove an entire lap while going deliberately slow in every corner of sector 3 in Abu Dhabi and didn’t get penalized. Hamilton didn’t bin the car either. Considering that, there is no way this penalty is justified.

FIA being inconsistent is the norm. Last year Norris got a penalty for driving slowly despite not really obstructing anyone. If you want my opinion, then Perez should've also received a penalty.

What if Alonso had a sudden PU issue slowing him down¿? Would Russell still blame Alonso for the crash when it is his responsibility to react and maintain control¿?

If he doesn't get off the racing line, yes. The first thing any driver does when they have a severe PU issue is get off the racing line. Just like Russell should've had time to react, in this hypothetical scenario Alonso would've also had time to react and get off the racing line. Alonso should've received a penalty even if it was a PU issue that caused him to slow down that much.