Formula 1 Ooredoo Qatar Grand Prix 2021Formula 1

[Demon Drone]

Getting really tired of these curbs tearing up cars.

 

[Veinz]

Turn 1 should be fun, but not expecting much excitement after that.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Getting really tired of these curbs tearing up cars.

Track Limits getting enforced though

 

[ThePotatoKing]

Lewis' pole lap was rapid, Max had no way of matching his pace.

If Mercedes' pace is anything to go by, i doubt if RedBull or Max can hold the championship for long.

 

[Demon Drone]

Track Limits getting enforced though

That's true. I guess if the stewards won't enforce it something has too.

 

[evldave333]

This is what happens when Lewis is on the receiving end of adversity, dont make him angry he just knuckles down and tries even harder, sublime driving. Wonder if the dirty side of the grid will cause some fun with no support races & plenty of dust at Mos Eisly...

 

[Veinz]

So apparently a few drivers didn’t lift for Gasly when there was double waved yellows, Max included. I did not see any yellows on tv feed.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

The commentators at the time said there were no yellows when Gasly was off to the side on the straight

 

[Veinz]

The commentators at the time said there were no yellows when Gasly was off to the side on the straight

From what I read it seems that the yellows were being waved by the marshals but the signal boards showed green.

 

[kungtotte_]

The indicator at the top of the timing board kept switching yellow/green/yellow/green, but as Gasly was rolling down the main straight there was no yellow active.

 

[McLaren]

Looks like only Vettel and Alonso lifted. But others elsewhere have said Bottas’ onboard, for one, showed full green on his display.

 

[BrainsBush]

the digital flag system (track, pit and in car) didn't work.

 

[McLaren]

the digital flag system (track, pit and in car) didn't work.

Interesting, then.

General view is that nothing will happen though since a lot of drivers would be affected. I just stumbled on Reddit someone posting that even Max’s onboard shows him flying by Gasly with yellows being waved.

 

[Veinz]

I watched Bottas’s onboard and it looks like theres marshal waving a yellow flag on the left side of the track across from Gasly’s car. It’s hard to see though.

 

[Liquid]

Getting really tired of these curbs tearing up cars.

Stay on the track then.

 

[BrainsBush]

On the left left side manual waving yellow and on the right green digital (meaning green for pitlane). And on the steering wheel nothing.
He should have looked to the left.

 

[nascarfan1400]

Seb got a penalty earlier this year for a flag he could not see. If they are at all consistent...

 

[BrainsBush]

Seb got a penalty earlier this year for a flag he could not see. If they are at all consistent...

And another racer got nothing in Austria 2020 because of conflicting flags/signs. So explain what is the consistency?

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I wonder if there's any direction in what takes priority when there is conflicting information. I would guess it would be the flags in case the digital system breaks.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Regardless of whichever "system" they see, if you see a yellow flag or lightbox, it means danger slow down. Argue all you want, but a flag put out by mistake or "against the wishes of race control" is still a warning and could be for something else Race Control haven't seen. Yellow is yellow.

 

[Rossell2]

Verstappen has been summoned according to WTF1.

Edit: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/v...uble-waved-yellow-flags-infringement/6802833/

 

[evldave333]

Verstappen has been summoned according to WTF1.

Edit: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/v...uble-waved-yellow-flags-infringement/6802833/

Ooooh let me guess the stewards will call boys will be boys and let Max off with no further action...

 

[BrainsBush]

(Anti) Social media making overtime. 🤣

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[BrainsBush]

 

[Rossell2]

The end to this season is getting superheated in a way I haven't seen since I started watching F1. And the FIA at least is going to be leaving it with egg on their faces IMHO.

 

[BrainsBush]

 

[evldave333]

The end to this season is getting superheated in a way I haven't seen since I started watching F1. And the FIA at least is going to be leaving it with egg on their faces IMHO.

How many times have we been denied Lewis vs Max because of penalties this season... sigh...

 

[Jimlaad43]

Weren't some drivers given massive penalties and 3 penalty points for not slowing down under yellows in Austria?

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

Weren't some drivers given massive penalties and 3 penalty points for not slowing down under yellows in Austria?

I think most in that were cleared but a few got penalties.

Really bad time for Perez to lay an egg during qualifying. I did notice the graphic alternating between green and yellow when Gasly had the tire failure. The twist would be that if grid penalties are handed out, Gasly's misfortune could actually net him P2.

 

[AshenGraey]

Does anyone have the speed traps details for the straight in Qatar?....I'm curious to see the gains that Red Bull are claiming Mercedes has right now. I thought there were much faster cars than Lewis in Brazil but Horner said in the interview that They are now nearly identical to Red Bull in Qatar so I'm very curious to look at some data.