He should be gutted but the rules are very clear on it.Yo, that sucks for George. He had a damn good race. 😤 😔
Ambient temperature seems pretty sloppy seen as how much a liquid reacts to temperature.So F1 race fuel has a density (at whatever the track temperature is) of ~535g/litre?!
Regular pump fuel is ~750g/litre...
But the car is weighed drained, so having less fuel doesn't matter.So, maybe George burned off 4 litres more than the team calculated for staying ahead of Hamilton.
You realize most of those overtakes were on Perez which... well, I'll be easy and not beat a man while he's down. Also, Hamilton was roughly just under a second faster than George and he couldn't even mount a challenge. Max's advantage over everyone else seemed to be in that range which probably would've been enough in any other year. Max did mention post-race their tire deg wasn't good enough to try what George did, so there could be merit in saying that RB's pace would've kept them within reach even without the grid penalties. RB certainly aren't the dominant force they have been, which may not matter much for the driver's championship but the constructors...
Personally, I'd like for Perez to stay because that would make the rest of the season a lot more interesting.
Don't they have to have a certain amount of fuel in the car at the end of the race for sampling? Don't recall how much it is, I expect not much more than a few ounces but, they calculate everything in these cars, probably down to 4 decimal points. I'll have to take your word for the state of the fuel cell at post race weigh in. Not that deep in the ruleset.But the car is weighed drained, so having less fuel doesn't matter.
Yes, 1 liter for the fuel sample. But this wasn't what disqualified Russell: it was the weight of the car, so they clearly got the sample.Don't they have to have a certain amount of fuel in the car at the end of the race for sampling?
Yes, 1 liter for the fuel sample. But this wasn't what disqualified Russell: it was the weight of the car, so they clearly got the sample.
I figured it was due to the extended run on hard tires, losing more rubber over the course of the race then not having a cooldown lap to pickup discarded rubber. 0.4kg per tire is enough to drop the car below the min weight with the discrepancy that he was dq'd for. He also was the first to stop and went longest on the hard tires (?) so maybe an explanation.How do you have an underweight car?
Cars weight is X, Drivers current weight is Y(the only thing than can change), We need Z amount of Ballast to conform to rules.
The fuel amount is then decided.
Frankly, the FIA needs to just weigh the car without the tires and add the X amount of weight the tires add to the car.I figured it was due to the extended run on hard tires, losing more rubber over the course of the race then not having a cooldown lap to pickup discarded rubber. 0.4kg per tire is enough to drop the car below the min weight with the discrepancy that he was dq'd for. He also was the first to stop and went longest on the hard tires (?) so maybe an explanation.
Seems to be the consensus.I figured it was due to the extended run on hard tires, losing more rubber over the course of the race then not having a cooldown lap to pickup discarded rubber. 0.4kg per tire is enough to drop the car below the min weight with the discrepancy that he was dq'd for. He also was the first to stop and went longest on the hard tires (?) so maybe an explanation.
I doubt it, Cars are usually weighed with the tyres they finish the race on - hence why the drivers always pickup as much rubber as possible on the slowdown lap. Mercedes are starting to blame the tyre wear, but taking full accountability that it was an oversight their end which they have been caught out by.Didn't the FIA weigh the car with a set of control tyres as well to confirm?
They still need too add ballast I think.But Alonso also did a 1 stop and long hard stint and was fine. Perhaps the Aston is heavier than the Mercedes but I thought every team was at the weight now.
The thing that seemed a bit weird in the infringement document is that the car weighed 798kg when the initial fuel was taken out. It doesn't specify who was removing the fuel. Then when the fuel was properly removed it brought them underweight. Was the Mercedes doing that initial removal and got caught in a whoops clumsy me moment?Does anyone else buy into the rumor of Toto knowing the car was underweight based off his reaction after george won?
George wanted to win,The thing that seemed a bit weird in the infringement document is that the car weighed 798kg when the initial fuel was taken out. It doesn't specify who was removing the fuel. Then when the fuel was properly removed it brought them underweight. Was the Mercedes doing that initial removal and got caught in a whoops clumsy me moment?
On the other hand, if they did know about it, why didn't they tell George to pick up rubber on the final lap?
I think it was more of him not looking forward to his debrief with Lewis given Lewis looked to be on pace to pass & win rather easily, and made it clear he was not happy how George's strategy change resulted in the initial win.Does anyone else buy into the rumor of Toto knowing the car was underweight based off his reaction after george won?
The thing that seemed a bit weird in the infringement document is that the car weighed 798kg when the initial fuel was taken out. It doesn't specify who was removing the fuel. Then when the fuel was properly removed it brought them underweight. Was the Mercedes doing that initial removal and got caught in a whoops clumsy me moment?
On the other hand, if they did know about it, why didn't they tell George to pick up rubber on the final lap?
Did you forget about this guy?Checo has job security unlike anything I've ever seen before. It rivals CEO positions, for crying out loud.![]()
I did, actually.Did you forget about this guy?
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He could drive like Mick Schumacher by splitting cars in half every race and he will still be given a contract extension.I did, actually.
I have a theory on him, rather, I have a theory on the Honda partnership. They're not going to settle with him holding things back because he makes all the same mistakes he (sometimes rightfully) points out others making, if not worse. If they can come back with as good of an engine as they had with Red Bull, I can 100% see them having an exit clause if both drivers aren't up to par.
And Lance Stroll is not up to par.