Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2021Formula 1

[Dennisch]

This isn't going to happen.

 

[Blitz24]

Today gives yet more support to the term F1 "Traveling Circus".

 

[Northstar]

I love how most of the delay footage has been commentary trying to figure out if the race has actually started or not and if so how many laps are left.

 

[Digitdan7]

Today gives yet more support to the term F1 "Traveling Circus".

Emphasis on "circus".

 

[PaMu1337]

Emphasis on "circus".

Not much traveling going on right now

 

[Blitz24]

I love how most of the delay footage has been commentary trying to figure out if the race has actually started or not and if so how many laps are left.

Pick a number between 1 and 44 out of a hat, there's your answer.

 

[Grayfox]

I need to get up at 6am tomorrow for work which is in 5h:15m
Wish the race would start.

 

[PaMu1337]

I need to get up at 6am tomorrow for work which is in 5h:15m
Wish the race would start.

I think you're safe to go to bed

 

[andrea]

Can Guenther ****smash the ****in rain clouds?

 

[toastet]

So at green the race starts. Thanks for info Masi!

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

These fans seem awfully happy to just be just standing out in the rain.

 

[Blitz24]

These fans seem awfully happy to just be just standing out in the rain.

Could be worse. Pocono rain delays usually involve lightning.

 

[Roo]

Looking increasingly like the records from Australia 1991 for the shortest race distance (14 laps) and Canada 2011 for slowest average speed (46.505mph) will be broken.

 

[McLaren]

They're over-riding the time limit?

 

[PaMu1337]

Ok, time limit has been stopped. Then what's the point of a time limit?

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

The time limit is no longer a limit.

 

[Blitz24]

Alan van der Merwe should get driver of the day for that save.

 

[PaMu1337]

Van der Merwe is having fun at least 😄

 

[Northstar]

Well, I'm going to go for a walk, so expect the race to restart the second I walk out the door.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Van der Merwe is having fun at least 😄

They should just have these wagons set aside for the drivers to race in for cases like this.

 

[Blitz24]

They should just have these wagons set aside for the drivers to race in for cases like this.

Or have an eRace on standby. Or use dinghies.

 

[PaMu1337]

Man, he's pushing hard

 

[Darla Starch]

Or have an eRace on standby. Or use dinghies.

Dinghies are for American pleb racing. Catamarans are the right way to go.

 

[kungtotte_]

Why does everyone think there's a three hour limit?

 

[Famine]

Why does everyone think there's a three hour limit?

https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2021_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_11-_2021-07-12.pdf

5.4 The distance of all races, from the start signal referred to in Article 38.10 to the end-of-race signal referred to in Article 52.1, shall be equal to the least number of complete laps which exceed a distance of 305km. However, should two hours elapse before the scheduled race distance is completed, the leader will be shown the end-of-race signal when he crosses the control line (the Line) at the end of the lap following the lap during which the two (2) hour period ended, provided this does not result in the scheduled number of laps being exceeded. Only under the circumstances below will any exception be made to the above:
a) The distance of the race in Monaco shall be equal to the least number of complete laps which exceed a distance of 260km.
b) Should the race be suspended (see Article 50) the length of the suspension will be added to this period up to a maximum total race time of three (3) hours.
c) If the formation lap is started behind the safety car (see Article 42.1c)) the number of race laps will be reduced by the number of laps carried out by the safety car minus one.

6.5 If a sprint qualifying session or race is suspended under Article 50, and cannot be resumed, no points will be awarded if the leader has completed two laps or less, half points will be awarded if the leader has completed more than two laps but less than 75% of the original sprint qualifying session or race distance and full points will be awarded if the leader has completed 75% or more of the original sprint qualifying session or race distance.

If the formation lap is started behind the safety car (see Article 42.1c)), the original sprint qualifying session distance will be deemed to be the distance calculated in accordance with Article 5.3a)ii). However, the maximum sprint qualifying session time of one and a half (1.5) hours (see Article 5.3a)i)) will commence at the scheduled sprint qualifying session start time.

If the formation lap is started behind the safety car (see Article 42.1c)), the original race distance will be deemed to be the distance calculated in accordance with Article 5.4c). However, the maximum race time of three (3) hours (see Article 5.4 b)) will commence at the scheduled race start time.

 

[kungtotte_]

https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2021_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_11-_2021-07-12.pdf

Gotcha, noticed just now that the first google result for "formula 1 2021 sporting regulations" is in fact the 2020 regulations and I just assumed that the first result for what I searched for was in fact, what I searched for.

 

[Famine]

Gotcha, noticed just now that the first google result for "formula 1 2021 sporting regulations" is in fact the 2020 regulations and I just assumed that the first result for what I searched for was in fact, what I searched for.

Yeah, I think it was four hours in 2020? I recall hearing they introduced the three-hour limit this season...


... although quite what's going on now with the three-hour clock being stopped I have no clue. Not sure what reg allows that one!

 

[MSZ]

They're trying to do a 60 minutes race today. I don't think that is even possible.

 

[kungtotte_]

Yeah, I think it was four hours in 2020? I recall hearing they introduced the three-hour limit this season...


... although quite what's going on now with the three-hour clock being stopped I have no clue. Not sure what reg allows that one!

Yep, the regulations I was reading quite clearly said four hours, but I didn't read the entire URL so I was reading last year's regulations.

I think it's fair to say that the race direction has no idea what they're doing this weekend. Delaying Q1 in nearly dry conditions and then sending them out in Q3 in conditions similar to what we have now, sort of starting the race behind the safety car then suspending it and now sort of restarting it only who knows...

 

[Famine]

F1 on BBC Radio has got so weird that they just read my cheese joke out.