Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021Formula 1

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

It's definitely up in the race director's hands.

 

[Blitz24]

Commentators saying that Verstappen could still win if the race doesn't restart...

Didn't they run through the pit lane for one lap? Wouldn't that place him in 18th?

 

[PeterJB]

If they restart Hamilton gets a free win.

 

[Samus]

Interesting call. Would've been so easy and normal to finish under SC.

 

[PaMu1337]

Red Bull will now be arguing that the tires are unsafe and the race should be stopped

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Interesting call. Would've been so easy and normal to finish under SC.

I think these days, they would rather go for more entertainment than anything.

 

[Grayfox]

Even if the hards are not "safe"
Since everyone can change tires, they can say "Since you're using newer tires, the risk is low"

 

[Roo]

If they restart Hamilton gets a free win.

You know Sergio Perez exists, right?

 

[Demon Drone]

Red Bull will now be arguing that the tires are unsafe and the race should be stopped

For good reason.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Red Bull will now be arguing that the tires are unsafe and the race should be stopped

But I think everyone can put on some new tires now, unless I missed a rules update.

 

[Famine]

Commentators saying that Verstappen could still win if the race doesn't restart...

I don't have a lot of data to hand, but Verstappen crashed on lap 47, and the red flag was thrown when Perez was on lap 49. Red flag rules, to my knowledge, reverts the race order to the last completed lap before the lap of the red flag, so the result should be as it was at the end of lap 48 if they don't restart.


Edit: Red Bull asking Michael Masi for the Red Flag so everyone can change tyres, putting Perez at risk of not winning the race with the restart...

 

[Jimlaad43]

After all the chaos of qualifying, who'd have thought two random spots on the straight would be where the crashes and action happened?

 

[MSZ]

You know Sergio Perez exists, right?

Standing wise, it's a free win for Hamilton.

 

[AshenGraey]

Max was pushing hard on those tires....the same thing didn't happen to Lewis even though his tires were 2 laps older.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Red Bull will now be arguing that the tires are unsafe and the race should be stopped

From that radio message, it sounds like they did ask.

 

[Jubby]

The real contest is for Donkey of The Day...

Pirelli now has won that contest.

 

[Samus]

I don't have a lot of data to hand, but Verstappen crashed on lap 47, and the red flag was thrown when Perez was on lap 49. Red flag rules, to my knowledge, reverts the race order to the last completed lap before the lap of the red flag, so the result should be as it was at the end of lap 48 if they don't restart.

Yes importantly in this regard VER didn't pass the finish line in his crash.

 

[BrainsBush]

Red Bull will now be arguing that the tires are unsafe and the race should be stopped

RBR said to wave the red flag and give each car the opportunity to change tyres.

 

[PaMu1337]

I don't have a lot of data to hand, but Verstappen crashed on lap 47, and the red flag was thrown when Perez was on lap 49. Red flag rules, to my knowledge, reverts the race order to the last completed lap before the lap of the red flag, so the result should be as it was at the end of lap 48 if they don't restart.

Wasn't red thrown in 48? And isn't the rule 2 laps back, so end of 46?

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

From that radio message, it sounds like they did ask.

Stopped and restarted - Horner said they had no warning about that tire going, so he asked for a red flag so everyone can get new tires on.

 

[ShiftingGears]

Why restart the race?

 

[Grayfox]

Standing wise, it's a free win for Hamilton.

Hamilton only has a used set of hards.
Perez has a new set of Mediums

The medium tire will give Perez the advantage during the warm up and the restart(if restarted)

 

[evldave333]

Mercedes tell Lewis it will start again, probably on fresh tyres....

 

[Mike-ZENKAI]

Max is lucky he didn't slide to the left. He would have crashed into pit entrance.

Not a good day for Pirelli.

 

[Fat Tyre]

I'm a Hamilton fan but I feel for Max, he really deserved this win. At least he came out unharmed from it.

 

[NotThePrez]

Max was pushing hard on those tires....the same thing didn't happen to Lewis even though his tires were 2 laps older.

Problem is that the tires still violently and unexpectedly failed well below the expected lifetime that Pirelli gave the teams, and a large portion of the field is either near, at or slightly above the 30 lap threshold.

If they're going to restart (which hopefully they will) all the teams will want to swap tires ASAP.

 

[andrea]

This is an absolute travesty from Pirelli.

 

[PaMu1337]

Latifi got screwed over hard by his engineer there

 

[Blitz24]

So what moron at Williams doesn't know what "stay out" means? Should fine the team severely too.

 

[Jubby]

And... Williams shall earn a massive fine from the crappy communication to Latifi.