It is so frustrating when a team brings updates and they are out almost on the spot, specially the way it was. Norris was playing super safe and still got binned.
Hopefully we can assess Mclarens update tomorrow.
Completely agree, this case doesn't open up any opportunities really, kmag wasn't even attempting to make the turn on 2 of those overtake attempts, his sole purpose was to stop Hamilton. As you say, I'm all for good racing but that was blatant cheating and completely unsportsmanlikeAR3-GP wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 20:22Magnussen is allowed to help his teammate out just as Perez did. The difference is that Magnussen went outside of the track and did all sorts of manouvers that get penalties. Perez never did this.chrisc90 wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 20:16Of course. But those 4 penalties mean he was rightfully punished for his actions. It then begs the question, "How many penalties are you allowed to accumulate in a race distance?"
If the stewards are looking into his tactics for helping a team mate out, it will open a lot of interpretation going forwards for others doing the same. Then of course you need to put boundaries on what is/isnt allowed.
(hope you can see where i'm coming from with that)
I don't see an issue with Magnussenn wanting to waste his tires and compromise his race to help Hulkenberg but you have to defend legally. He didn't do that.
There's already a system to prevent this: license penalty points. KMag should be getting at least 4, likely more, for this race.07Patches wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 20:45Completely agree, this case doesn't open up any opportunities really, kmag wasn't even attempting to make the turn on 2 of those overtake attempts, his sole purpose was to stop Hamilton. As you say, I'm all for good racing but that was blatant cheating and completely unsportsmanlike
The point is he said in a postrace interview he did it on purpose. That could have consequences. In scenario like this, where the whole world can see you did it on purpose, you must still say you were just fighting for position.TFSA wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 20:57There's already a system to prevent this: license penalty points. KMag should be getting at least 4, likely more, for this race.07Patches wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 20:45Completely agree, this case doesn't open up any opportunities really, kmag wasn't even attempting to make the turn on 2 of those overtake attempts, his sole purpose was to stop Hamilton. As you say, I'm all for good racing but that was blatant cheating and completely unsportsmanlike
I don't see the point of this summon. If the current system doesn't work, then the rules are the problem, and they need to be changed.
Don't just make up bullsh*t summons or try to do purposefully questionable rule interpretations in order to impose further penalties - especially not if it's based on his interview after, because all that means is that drivers will just change what they say in interviews then.
Incidentally, this is just another argument for awarding points further down the grid than P10. The penalty point system on license works best for the top teams. But for the bottom teams, a race ban matters less because they're less likely to score points at any rate. Extend the points further down, and a race ban becomes a bigger issue for the backmarkers.